Origin from 1119
The Order of Saint Lazarus was established around 1130 in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, growing out of a leper hospital founded by Crusaders, with no single founder identified. A Catholic military-religious order, it was uniquely devoted to caring for people afflicted with leprosy alongside its military role, and received papal recognition as a hospitaller and military order of chivalry in 1255. Its Italian branch merged in 1572 into the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, still active today under the House of Savoy, while its French branch ceased operating around 1830; neither continuation carries official Vatican recognition, though the Savoyard order remains an active dynastic institution.
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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 TodaySuppressed, then revived 1 Origins
Origin Period Belief
Defining Doctrinal PositionCatholic Apostolic Magisterial Authority 2 Connections
Belongs to Tradition
Governed By Polity
Source Catholic Encyclopedia (New Advent): Lazarus of Jerusalem, Order of Saint
Rooted In
Source Wikipedia: Order of Saint Lazarus
Uses Liturgical Language
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1. Wikipedia: Order of Saint Lazarus
WikipediaIntroduction, kind of order
The Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem, also known as the Leper Brothers of Jerusalem or simply as Lazarists, was a Catholic military order founded by Crusaders in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem and led by a Grand Master.
Introduction, apostolate
The Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem, also known as the Leper Brothers of Jerusalem or simply as Lazarists, was a Catholic military order founded by Crusaders in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem and led by a Grand Master.
Rooted In: Roman Catholicism, Lead section
The Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem, also known as the Leper Brothers of Jerusalem or simply as Lazarists, was a Catholic military order founded by Crusaders in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem and led by a Grand Master.
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Catholic Encyclopedia (New Advent): Lazarus of Jerusalem, Order of Saint
Catholic Encyclopedia (New Advent)Governed By Polity: Centralised Corporate Polity, HistoryQuote, Governed By Polity: Centralised Corporate Polity, History
Pius V codified the statutes and privileges of the order, but reserved to himself the right to confirm the appointment of the grand master as well as of the beneficiaries (1567).
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