After changing its name immediately after the canonization and the important renovations that took place in the last two years, the new "Casa San Nuno" was inaugurated in Fátima, Portugal, on 14th November in memory of all of the saints of the Order. All of the accommodations were reorganized, creating new rooms and gathering spaces named after Carmelite saints. The furnishings were also modernized, and it is now equipped with modern computer technology and other equipment for conferences and meetings.

The ceremony began with the celebration of solemn vespers, presided by the bishop of Leiria Fátima, António Marto. Afterwards, a PowerPoint presentation was shown, illustrating the history of the house and the improvements made. Among the others who participated in this meeting were: the mayor of Ourém, the rector of the sanctuary of Fátima, the head of tourism for the Leiria Fátima region, the Provincial of the discalced Carmelites, Fr. Pedro Ferreira, OCD, the President of CIRP (Conference of Religious Institutes of Portugal) and the Commissary General of Portugal, Fr. Agostinho Castro, O. Carm. The celebration was concluded by the Prior General, Fr. Fernando Millán Romeral, O. Carm., who underlined the international dimension of the house whose cornerstone was blessed by Prior General Killian Lynch, O. Carm. in 1955. Fr. Fernando highlight ed the importance of the house for Lay Carmelites. It was here that CITOC was born, which at the beginning meant "Centre of Information for the Carmelite Third Order."

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The History of the Carmelite Library

The Carmelite Library started in 1948 when books on Carmelite matters were separated from other works in the General Library of St. Albert’s International College in Rome. The first two librarians, Br. Otger Steggink and Fr. Serapion Seiger completed this task. In 1949 the Carmelite Library was in a room next to the then Chapter Room on the ground floor. Soon afterwards, on the orders of the then Prior General, Fr. Kilian Lynch, Frs. Pio Serracino Inglott and Ludovico Saggi added to this initial nucleus a large collection of books and periodicals from many houses in Italy and in other provinces.

Following this, provision was made for the acquisition of books published by various publishers from commercial bookshops and also from antiquarian booksellers. This is the practice that continues still. Another source of books is the application of the decree laid down by the 1953 General Chapter, and confirmed in 1995, that provinces and members of the Order should send two copies of their publications on Carmelite matters to the Carmelite Library.

After a reorganisation of the interior of the building, the Carmelite Library moved to its present position on the first floor.

The cataloguing and development of the library owes much to the labours of Frs. Pio Serracino Inglott (between 1953 and 1983), and Leo van Wijmen (from 1983 until 1999).

Since 1972 the Library has been entrusted to the Carmelite Institute.