Home›Catholic Religious Orders and Congregations›Kind of order›Christian Military and Chivalric OrdersBrowse ByChristian Military and Chivalric OrdersThis page groups religious orders by their formal kind. Wikipedia notes that "among the traditional forms of solemnly vowed religious order, there are four key categories," running from canons regular to monastics. Browsing by kind lets a visitor compare how differently these categories structure a member's daily religious life.FactsChristian Military and Chivalric OrdersSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedReligious Orders 1Christian Military and Chivalric OrdersFilter Results1 entryWho may joinAllMen Only (1)PolityAllCentralised Corporate Polity (1)Originated InAllSpain (1)Origin Period Start YearAll1218 (1)TraditionAllRoman Catholicism (1)Doctrinal PositionAllCatholic Apostolic Magisterial Authority (1)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (1)ApostolateAllMilitary and Chivalric Service (1)Liturgical LanguageAllLatin (1)Ordination PracticeAllVowed Religious Profession (not ordained) (1)Rooted InAllRoman Catholicism (1)Show ResultsMercedariansChristian Military and Chivalric OrdersSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category TreeCategory: Religious OrdersComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.