Origin from 1307
The Bartholomites were a Roman Catholic congregation of Armenian monks who sought refuge in Italy after the 1296 invasion of their homeland by Al-Adil Kitbugha, the Sultan of Egypt. The first group of refugee monks landed at Genoa, where they established their initial church of St. Bartholomew, from which the congregation took its name. The order subsequently expanded to numerous Italian cities, including Parma, Siena, Pisa, Florence, Rome, Milan, Naples and Bologna. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
Kind of orderCatholic Religious Orders and Congregations 1 Who may join Who may joinLay and Ordained Together 2 Origins
Origin Period Belief
Defining Doctrinal PositionCatholic Apostolic Magisterial Authority 2 Practice
Liturgical Language Liturgical Language Organisation
OrdinationHoly Orders / Apostolic Succession 2 OrdinationVowed Religious Profession (not ordained) 2 Status
Status TodayLiving tradition, practised today 1 Connections
Uses Liturgical Language
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Introduction, kind of order
The Bartholomites were the Roman Catholic congregation of Armenian monks who sought refuge in Italy after the invasion of their country in 1296 by Al-Adil Kitbugha, the Sultan of Egypt.
Introduction, membership eligibility
The Bartholomites were the Roman Catholic congregation of Armenian monks who sought refuge in Italy after the invasion of their country in 1296 by Al-Adil Kitbugha, the Sultan of Egypt.
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