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Saint Brocard
Hermit on Mount Carmel
SaintFull write-upCarmelitesPre-congregation
Feast: 2 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1150
Died
1231
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
On Mount Carmel in Palestine near the spring of Elijah, Blessed Brocard, prior of the hermits to whom Saint Albert, bishop of Jerusalem, gave as a rule of life that they should meditate day and night on the law of the Lord and be watchful in prayer.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 2 September as prior of the hermits of Mount Carmel who received their rule from Saint Albert of Jerusalem.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 2 September (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3463699 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Brocard (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.