Home›Christian Military and Chivalric Orders›PolityBrowse ByPolityThis page groups religious orders by how they are governed. Wikipedia notes that "the Benedictines, Cistercians, and Trappists have autonomous abbeys (so-called 'independent houses')," each self-governing rather than centrally directed. Browsing by polity lets a visitor compare a centrally governed order against one built from independent houses.FactsPolitySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedReligious Orders 1PolityFilter Results1 entryWho may joinAllMen Only (1)Kind of orderAllChristian Military and Chivalric Orders (1)Originated InAllPalestine (1)Spain (1)Origin Period Start YearAll1119 (1)1190 (1)1317 (1)TraditionAllRoman Catholicism (1)Doctrinal PositionAllCatholic Apostolic Magisterial Authority (1)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (1)Suppressed, then revived (1)ApostolateAllMilitary and Chivalric Service (1)Liturgical LanguageAllLatin (1)Ordination PracticeAllVowed Religious Profession (not ordained) (1)Rooted InAllRoman Catholicism (1)Show ResultsCentralised Corporate PolityPolity3 entriesSources1. 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.