Home›Christian Military and Chivalric Orders›Origin Period Start Year›12th centuryBrowse By12th centuryThis page groups religious orders by the year they were founded. Wikipedia notes that "religious life began in the Latin Church as early as the 3rd century, with the Order of Saint Benedict being formed in the 6th, in 529." Browsing by founding year lets a visitor compare how old one order is against another.Facts12th centurySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedReligious Orders 112th centuryFilter Results6 entriesRooted InAllRoman Catholicism (3)Originated InAllPalestine (1)Portugal (1)Spain (3)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (4)Suppressed, then revived (1)Liturgical LanguageAllLatin (6)Ordination PracticeAllVowed Religious Profession (not ordained) (6)Doctrinal PositionAllCatholic Apostolic Magisterial Authority (6)TraditionAllRoman Catholicism (6)Kind of orderAllChristian Military and Chivalric Orders (6)Who may joinAllMen Only (6)ApostolateAllMilitary and Chivalric Service (6)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 6Order of Alcantara12th centuryOrder of Aviz12th centuryOrder of Calatrava12th centuryOrder of Saint Lazarus12th centuryOrder of Santiago12th centuryTeutonic Order12th centurySources1. 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.