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| name = Carmelite Sisters of Saint Teresa<br />
| native_name = Sororum Carmelitarum Sanctae Teresiae<br />
| native_name_lang = la<br />
| image = [[File:Carmelite Sisters of St TeresaLogo.png|200px|frameless]]<br />
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| abbreviation = C.S.S.T.<br />
| formation = {{start date and age|April 24, 1887}}<br />
| founder = Sister [[Teresa of St. Rose of Lima]]<br />
| type = Centralized Religious Institute of Consecrated Life of Pontifical Right (for Women)<br />
| headquarters = Hiremath Layout, [[Kothnur|Kothanur]], [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]<br />
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| leader_title = Superior general<br />
| leader_name = Sr. Chris<ref>{{cite web |last1=Carmelite Sisters of St Teresa |title=Generalate |url=http://www.carmelitesistersofstteresa.org/User/UserGeneralTeam.aspx |access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref><br />
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| website = {{url|carmelitesistersofstteresa.org/}}<br />
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The Carmelite Sisters of Saint Teresa (CSST) is a religious institute of the Catholic Church for women.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Religious Congregations of India, Vellore Diocese |url=https://www.ucanews.com/directory/congregration/india-vellore/141 |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=www.ucanews.com}}</ref> The institute was founded in 1887 in [[Ernakulam]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]. The order was founded by [[Teresa of St. Rose of Lima|Sister Teresa of St. Rose of Lima]]. The order is a branch of the Tertiary Carmelite Congregation known as the [[Lay Carmelites|Third order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and St. Teresa.]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Leaders |url=https://teresas.ac.in/leading-ladies/ |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=St.Teresa’s College (Autonomous) |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
The Carmelite Sisters of Saint Teresa have their roots in the [[Lay Carmelites|Third Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. Teresa]], a tertiary congregation established in [[Kerala]] in the 19th century. The congregation was founded in 1887 by [[Teresa of St. Rose of Lima|Sister Teresa of St. Rose of Lima]], a [[Lay Carmelites|Carmelite Tertiary]] who was sent to [[Ernakulam]] by [[Bishops in the Catholic Church|Archbishop]] [[Leonard Mellano]] of Verapoly. Sister Teresa was tasked with starting a religious community of sisters and founding an English medium school for girls in the town.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CSST KERALA PROVINCE |url=http://www.csstkeralaprovince.com/History/HistoryOfGeneralate |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=www.csstkeralaprovince.com}}</ref><br />
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Sister Teresa, along with a few other sisters, started the St. Teresa's Convent in [[Ernakulam]], which would become the cradle of the CSST Institute. The congregation was initially diocesan, and its history is closely intertwined with the history of the church in Kerala and the erection of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Verapoly|Archdiocese of Verapoly]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=KCBC Site |url=https://kcbc.co.in/KCBC/ReligiousDetails/51 |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=kcbc.co.in}}</ref><br />
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Over the years, the Carmelite Sisters of Saint Teresa<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Carmelite Sisters of St Teresa (CSST), part 1 |url=http://www.archivioradiovaticana.va/storico/2015/07/23/the_carmelite_sisters_of_st_teresa_(csst),_part_1/en-1158408 |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=www.archivioradiovaticana.va}}</ref> have expanded their presence in India and have established various educational institutions across the country. Today, the congregation has more than 1,500 sisters and operates over 250 schools and other educational institutions in different parts of India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carmelite Sisters of St Teresa |url=http://www.carmelitesistersofstteresa.org/User/UserMainHistory.aspx |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=www.carmelitesistersofstteresa.org}}</ref><br />
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