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Livonian Brothers of the Sword

Christian Military and Chivalric Orders
Origin from 1202

The Livonian Brothers of the Sword was founded in 1202 by Albert, third bishop of Riga and Prince-Bishop of Livonia, with papal sanction from Pope Innocent III granted in 1204. A Catholic military-religious order of German knights operating in Terra Mariana, the region of present-day Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, it followed monastic rules adapted from the Knights Templar, with vows of obedience, poverty and celibacy, and its main duty was protecting priests and missionaries in pagan territories. After a devastating defeat at the Battle of Saule in 1236, its surviving members were incorporated the following year into the Teutonic Order, becoming the Livonian Order by 1237.

Facts
Classification
Kind of order
Christian Military and Chivalric Orders 3
Apostolate
Military and Chivalric Service 3
Who may join
Men Only 2
Belief
Defining Doctrinal Position
Catholic Apostolic Magisterial Authority 2
Practice
Liturgical Language
Latin 2
Origins
Origin Period
from 1202 1
Organisation
Ordination
Vowed Religious Profession (not ordained) 2
Connections

Belongs to Tradition

Rooted In

Source Wikipedia: Livonian Brothers of the Sword

Uses Liturgical Language

Latin, Languages
Sources
1. Wikidata: Livonian Brothers of the Sword
Wikidata Q157605, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
2. Islamic Mysticism: A Short History
Alexander Knysh, Brill
3. Wikipedia: Livonian Brothers of the Sword
Wikipedia
  • Introduction, kind of order
    The order of Livonian Brothers of the Sword or Sword Brethren (German: Schwertbrüderorden), formally known as the Militia of Christ of Livonia (Latin: Fratres militiæ Christi Livoniae), was a Catholic military order of German crusading knights established in 1202 in Livonia by Albert, the third bishop of Riga.
  • Introduction, apostolate
    The order of Livonian Brothers of the Sword or Sword Brethren (German: Schwertbrüderorden), formally known as the Militia of Christ of Livonia (Latin: Fratres militiæ Christi Livoniae), was a Catholic military order of German crusading knights established in 1202 in Livonia by Albert, the third bishop of Riga.
  • Rooted In: Roman Catholicism, Lead section
    The order of Livonian Brothers of the Sword or Sword Brethren (German: Schwertbrüderorden), formally known as the Militia of Christ of Livonia (Latin: Fratres militiæ Christi Livoniae), was a Catholic military order of German crusading knights established in 1202 in Livonia by Albert, the third bishop of Riga.
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