Home›Christian Military and Chivalric Orders›Ordination Practice›Vowed Religious Profession (not ordained)Browse ByVowed Religious Profession (not ordained)This page groups religious orders by how they recognize a member as a minister. Wikipedia notes that Jehovah's Witnesses "consider an adherent's qualified baptism to constitute his ordination as a minister," a very different practice from a seminary ordination. Browsing this way lets a visitor compare how differently orders mark someone as formally set apart for ministry.FactsVowed Religious Profession (not ordained)SourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedReligious Orders 1Vowed Religious Profession (not ordained)Filter Results10 entriesRooted InAllRoman Catholicism (4)Originated InAllPalestine (1)Portugal (2)Spain (4)Parent Order / Branch OfAllTeutonic Order (1)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (6)Suppressed, then revived (1)Origin Period Start YearAll1119 (1)1146 (1)1154 (1)1158 (1)1170 (1)1190 (1)1202 (1)1237 (1)1317 (1)1319 (1)Liturgical LanguageAllLatin (10)Doctrinal PositionAllCatholic Apostolic Magisterial Authority (10)TraditionAllRoman Catholicism (10)Kind of orderAllChristian Military and Chivalric Orders (10)Who may joinAllMen Only (10)ApostolateAllMilitary and Chivalric Service (10)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 10Livonian Brothers of the SwordVowed Religious Profession (not ordained)Livonian OrderVowed Religious Profession (not ordained)Order of AlcantaraVowed Religious Profession (not ordained)Order of AvizVowed Religious Profession (not ordained)Order of CalatravaVowed Religious Profession (not ordained)Order of Christ (Portugal)Vowed Religious Profession (not ordained)Order of MontesaVowed Religious Profession (not ordained)Order of Saint LazarusVowed Religious Profession (not ordained)Order of SantiagoVowed Religious Profession (not ordained)Teutonic OrderVowed Religious Profession (not ordained)Sources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category TreeComments (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.