On 28 July (Discalced Carmelites) and 24 July (O.Carm) the Carmelite family celebrates the feast of Blessed John Soreth (c.1395 – 1471), Prior General and reformer of the Carmelite Order. He is especially important for Carmelite nuns since he was responsible for first admitting women to the Order and encouraging the creation of Carmelite communities for women. John (Jean) was born around 1395 near Caen in Normandy and entered the Carmelites there. He received his doctorate at the Univer...
