1870
Carmel comes to Mangalore
ABOUT CARMEL
A Heritage of Prayer and Contemplation Since 1870
Sacred Heart Monastery · Cloistered Carmel · Kankanady, Mangalore
WHO WE ARE
The Carmel of the Sacred Heart
The Carmel of the Sacred Heart at Kankanady, Mangalore, is a Teresian contemplative Carmel founded in 1870. Its life is centred on prayer and contemplation, offered for the Church, priests, the conversion of sinners and the needs of people.
THE HEART OF CARMEL
A Life Set Apart for Prayer
Within the cloister, the Sisters seek to live a life of prayer, contemplation, silence, penance and work. Their contemplative life is understood as a service to the Church and to the world.
OUR HERITAGE
The Story of Carmel in Mangalore
The foundation was planned through the initiative of Mgr. Marie Ephrem and the Carmel of Pau in France. The pioneering Sisters reached Mangalore in November 1870. The Kankanady foundation followed in the years that came after.
1871
Sister Mary of Jesus Crucified makes her religious profession on Indian soil
1879
The Kankanady site is purchased
1880
The foundation stone is laid on August 15
1882
The community is transferred to Kankanady and the new Carmel is solemnly opened on the feast of St Joseph
A LIVING LEGACY
A Living Legacy
The source records that the Carmel of the Sacred Heart subsequently contributed to the establishment of Carmels at Shembaganur, Tiruchirappalli and Hassan.
