▁Virgin ▁Mary . ▁Several ▁other ▁religious ▁orders ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁had ▁similar ▁stories ▁of ▁Mary ▁giving ▁their ▁habit ▁or ▁prom ising ▁protection . ▁The ▁great ▁Car mel ite ▁authors ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁century ▁do ▁not ▁mention ▁the ▁sc ap ular ▁at ▁all . ▁Ch alleng es ▁to ▁the ▁historic ity ▁of ▁the ▁sc ap ular ▁vision ▁( and ▁passion ate ▁def enses ▁of ▁it ) ▁are ▁not ▁a ▁new ▁phenomen on ; ▁a ▁notable ▁challenge ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 3 , ▁from ▁a ▁scholar ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Paris , ▁Fr . ▁Jean ▁de ▁La uno y . ▁In ▁response , ▁a ▁Car mel ite ▁named ▁Fr . ▁John ▁Cher on ▁published ▁a ▁fragment ▁of ▁a ▁letter ▁ ▁which ▁he ▁pur port ed ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁account ▁by ▁Saint ▁Simon ▁Stock ' s ▁secretary ▁Peter ▁Sw an ington ▁( or ▁Sw any ng ton ), ▁giving ▁details ▁of ▁the ▁Saint ' s ▁life , ▁and ▁the ▁sc ap ular ▁vision . ▁This ▁document ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁date ▁that ▁has ▁become ▁traditional ▁for ▁the ▁vision , ▁July ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 2 5 1 ▁( J uly ▁ 1 6 ▁was ▁already ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁the ▁fe ast ▁of ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁Mount ▁Car mel , ▁though ▁that ▁lit ur gy ▁made ▁no ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁sc ap ular ). ▁Today , ▁sch ol ars ▁aff irm ▁that ▁this ▁document ▁was ▁a ▁forg ery ▁and ▁Fr . ▁Cher