Origin from 1170
The Order of Santiago was founded in 1170 out of religious communities in Leon and Castile, with Pedro Fernandez de Castro as its first Grand Master and a rule provided by Cardinal Jacinto in 1171, eventually headquartered at Ucles in Castile. A Catholic military-religious order, it was dedicated to protecting pilgrims on the Way of St James and to defending Christendom during the Reconquista, and uniquely among the major Iberian military orders permitted its members to marry from its founding. Suppressed during Spain's First and Second Republics, it was restored under King Juan Carlos I and continues today as a nobiliary, honourable and religious order under King Felipe VI as Sovereign, counting 35 knights and 30 novices as of 2014.
Facts
Classification
Kind of orderChristian Military and Chivalric Orders 1 ApostolateMilitary and Chivalric Service 1 Who may join Organisation
OrdinationVowed Religious Profession (not ordained) 2 Practice
Liturgical Language Status
Status TodayLiving tradition, practised today 1 Origins
Origin Period Belief
Defining Doctrinal PositionCatholic Apostolic Magisterial Authority 2 Connections
Belongs to Tradition
Originated In
Source Catholic Encyclopedia (New Advent): Order of Saint James of Compostela
Uses Liturgical Language
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Order of Santiago
WikipediaIntroduction, kind of order
The Order of Santiago (; Spanish: Orden de Santiago [sanˈtjaɣo]) is a religious and military order founded in the 12th century.
Introduction, apostolate
The Order of Santiago (; Spanish: Orden de Santiago [sanˈtjaɣo]) is a religious and military order founded in the 12th century.
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Wikidata: Order of Santiago
Wikidata Q757097, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Catholic Encyclopedia (New Advent): Order of Saint James of Compostela
Catholic Encyclopedia (New Advent)Originated In: Spain, Opening article textQuote, Originated In: Spain, Opening article text
Two cities contend for the honour of having given it birth, León in the kingdom of that name, and Uclés in Castile
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