Sterling Silver

Approximately Dime Size

Our Lady of Mount Carmel: The title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary in her role as patroness of the Carmelite Order. The first Carmelites were Christian hermits living on Mount Carmel in the Holy Land during the late 12th and early to mid 13th centuries. They built a chapel in the midst of their hermitages which they dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, whom they conceived of in chivalric terms as the "Lady of the place."

Many miracles have occurred at Mt.Carmel throughout biblical history, including Elijah's plea for rain. In the 12th century, Christian hermits lived and prayed atop the mountain, and the appearance of a cloud above was believed to symbolize Mary who brought life to parched world.