Today, March 29, is the commemoration of Blessed Berthold of Mount Carmel.
Born in Limoges, France, Berthold was the son of the Count of Limoges and a nephew of Aymeric the Latin patriarch of Antioch.
He was a soldier who battled in the Crusades and was present in Antioch during the siege of the Saracens.
It was at this point that Jesus appeared to Berthold in a vision, rebuking him for his sinful life. Berthold promptly decided to mend his ways and to become a hermit.
In 1185, Berthold went up to Mount Carmel and tried to imitate the life of the Prophet Elijah. He build a chapel there and established a community of hermits. People from all over heard of his holiness, and wanted to meet him for spiritual direction. He died in 1195.