Monastery of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Finland explained

The Monastery of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Finnish: Jumalanäidin karmeliittaluostari; "the Carmelite monastery") was a small Catholic monastery of Carmelite nuns in Espoo, Finland, established in 1988 by sisters from the Carmelite monastery in San Rafael, California. The community latterly consisted of six nuns.^[1]

The last of the nuns left Finland in 2021, when the monastery was closed.^[2]

See also

• List of Christian monasteries in Finland

References

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Notes and References

1. http://www.karmelfinland.org/docs/history_of_finnish_carmel.php Official site of the monastery: history
2. https://www.seurakuntalainen.fi/uutiset/viimeiset-karmeliittanunnat-jattavat-suomen-ensi-viikolla/ Seurakuntalainen - Viimeiset karmeliittanunnat jättävät Suomen ensi viikolla