Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Carmel

Discalced Carmelite Nuns — Mityana, Uganda

Let nothing disturb you,
Let nothing frighten you.
All things are passing away:
God never changes.
Patience obtains all things.
Whoever has God lacks nothing;
God alone suffices.

— St. Teresa of Avila

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Carmelite Contemplative Life

On Carmel's height,
by day or night
someone prays for you.

Carmelite Motto

Our Community

Teresian Spirituality

It is love alone
that gives worth to all things.

— St. Teresa of Jesus

Our Spirituality Our Charism

Welcome to Our Carmel

Our Lady Queen of Martyrs — Mityana, Uganda

"The Lord told the Prophet Elijah to hide in the wadi and drink from the stream. Like Elijah, we are hidden here because we thirst for God."

We are a community of Discalced Carmelite Nuns living a cloistered, contemplative life in the heart of the Kiyinda-Mityana Diocese. Founded in 1967 by nuns from the Monastery of Welden in Germany, our monastery sits on holy ground where three of the Uganda Martyrs gave their lives for the faith.

Hidden with Christ in God, we devote our lives to prayer for the Church, the sanctification of priests, and the salvation of souls. Welcome to our Carmel!

Three Pillars of Our Daily Life

Prayer & Contemplation

Our day revolves around the Divine Office, mental prayer, and the Holy Mass. Two hours of silent contemplation anchor us in God's presence, following the path of St. Teresa and St. John of the Cross.

Community & Enclosure

Within the cloister, we live as a family bound by charity. Our enclosure is not a wall but a gift of total availability to God, embracing the whole world through intercessory prayer.

Work & Silence

Manual work — host baking, gardening, sewing — becomes prayer when offered to God. Silence creates the interior space where God speaks and the soul listens and grows in love.