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WHITE FRIARS

Carmelite friars so called because of their white habit and scapular. The term is also applied to Premonstratensians and White Canons.

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The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Laurence O'Toole (1128-1180) today, but in Ireland it is an Optional Memorial (although a feast in Dublin). Laurence (also referred to as "Lawrence") was the Archbishop of Dublin during the takeover of Ireland by the Normans and King Henry II. His efforts in…

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