Origin from 1317
The Order of Montesa was founded in 1317 by King James II of Aragon, with papal approval granted by Pope John XXII on 10 June that year, headquartered at the castle of Montesa in the Crown of Aragon. It was created to defend the frontier against Moors and pirates, regrouping property left by the dissolved Knights Templar in Aragon and Valencia and drawing many of its initial recruits from former Templars, and it received the Cistercian rule while being dedicated to Our Lady. Today it functions as a Religious Order of Honour rather than an active military force, with King Felipe VI as Sovereign, holding precedence alongside Spain's other chivalric orders such as Santiago and Calatrava.
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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
Governed By Polity
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1. Wikipedia: Order of Montesa
WikipediaIntroduction, kind of order
The Orde Militar de Santa Maria de Montesa, often shortened to Order of Montesa (Catalan: Orde de Montesa, Aragonese and Spanish: Orden de Montesa) is a Christian military order, territorially limited to the old Crown of Aragon.
Introduction, apostolate
The Orde Militar de Santa Maria de Montesa, often shortened to Order of Montesa (Catalan: Orde de Montesa, Aragonese and Spanish: Orden de Montesa) is a Christian military order, territorially limited to the old Crown of Aragon.
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Wikidata Q631357, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Catholic Encyclopedia (New Advent): Montesa, Military Order of
Catholic Encyclopedia (New Advent)Governed By Polity: Centralised Corporate Polity, History
The first of the fourteen grand masters, who ruled the Order of Montesa until the office was united with the Crown by Philip II in 1587, was Guillermo d'Eril.
Originated In: Spain, Foundation
This order was established in the Kingdom of Aragon to take the place of the Order of the Temple, of which it was in a certain sense the continuation.
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