Home›Christian Military and Chivalric Orders›TraditionBrowse ByTraditionThis page groups religious orders by the wider religious tradition they belong to. Wikipedia notes that religious orders "exist in a number of the world's religions and their denominations." Browsing by tradition lets a visitor read every order from one faith together, regardless of when each was founded.FactsTraditionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedReligious Orders 1TraditionFilter Results1 entryWho may joinAllMen Only (1)Kind of orderAllChristian Military and Chivalric Orders (1)PolityAllCentralised Corporate Polity (1)Originated InAllPalestine (1)Portugal (1)Spain (1)Origin Period Start YearAll1119 (1)1146 (1)1154 (1)1158 (1)1170 (1)1190 (1)1202 (1)1237 (1)1317 (1)1319 (1)Parent Order / Branch OfAllTeutonic Order (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)Adherents Today MaximumAll1,406,000,000 (1)Adherents Today MinimumAll1,406,000,000 (1)Bankruptcy FilingsAll28 (1)Basis of the Education Facility CountAllThe Body's Own Published Statistics (1)Basis of the Health Facility CountAllThe Body's Own Published Statistics (1)Basis of the Membership FigureAllIndependent Survey (1)Basis of the Wealth FigureAllAudited Annual Report (1)Church FamilyAllRoman Catholic (1)Date of Separation End YearAll1204 (1)Date of Separation Start YearAll1054 (1)Documented Accused CountAll19 (1)21 (1)237 (1)800 (1)1670 (1)1880 (1)2900 (1)4392 (1)Education Facility Count As OfAll2023-12-31 (1)Health Facility Count As OfAll2023-12-31 (1)How the Expectation Is EnforcedAllObligation to Support, No Set Rate (1)Membership Figure As OfAll2007-01-01 (1)2014-01-01 (1)2024-01-01 (1)Origin Period End YearAll1100 (1)Place of OriginAllRome (1)Position on MarriageAllMarriage is held to be a lifelong, monogamous, indissoluble union; remarriage after divorce is not sanctioned while a spouse lives (1)Position on SexualityAllSame-sex sexual relationships are held contrary to teaching; LGBT individuals are welcomed as members but not ordained, and same-sex unions are not blessed (1)Position on UsuryAllInterest is permitted but bound by ethical constraints against exploiting the poor (1)Relation to the StateAllVaries by Province (1)Settlement TotalAll1,500,000,000 (1)5,590,000,000 (1)Wealth Figure As Of YearAll2024 (1)Show ResultsRoman CatholicismTradition10 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.