Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Military Orders, The Including under this term every kind of brotherhood of knights, secular as well as religious, historians of the military orders have enumerated as many as a hundred, even after eliminating the apocryphal and stillborn. This great number is explained by the eagerness with which the Middle Ages welcomed an institution so thoroughly … Continue reading “Military Orders, The”

Military Orders is a term applied to three celebrated fraternities which sprang up in the period of the Crusades (q.v.). They were religious associations which arose from a mixture of the religious enthusiasm and the chivalrous love of arms which almost equally formed the characteristics of mediaeval society. The first origin of such associations may … Continue reading “Military Orders”

Military Order of Calatrava A branch of the Cistercians founded in Castile in the 12th century . The name is derived from that of a castle recovered from the Moslems by King Alfonso of Castile in 1147 . At first it was composed of lay brothers of the monastery of Fitero and subject to Morimond, … Continue reading “Military Order of Calatrava”

Military Order of Aviz Military body of Portuguese knights, founded, c.1146; the castle of Aviz was their headquarters. They adopted the Cistercian rule and became affiliated with the Spanish Knights of Calatrava. Under Infante Fernando they achieved deeds of valor in Africa . After 1551 the grand mastership of the order was, vested in the … Continue reading “Military Order of Aviz”

Military Order of Alcantara Religious order of Spanish knighthood, founded, 1156, as the Knights of Saint Julian de Pereiro, for defense against the Moors. It became a religious society, 1176, received papal recognition as a military order, 1197, and in 1218 united with the Knights of Calatrava, accepting from them the Cistercian rule and costume, … Continue reading “Military Order of Alcantara”

Military Instruction Of children 2Sa 1:18 Armies Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible

military chaplain A priest who has charge of religious services in the army or navy, subject either to the local Ordinary , or to a constituted Bishop Ordinary, Episcopus castrensis (of the camp), for army and navy, with faculties varying according to circumstances. The common law of the Church states merely that military chaplains must … Continue reading “military chaplain”

Militant, Church a term applied to the whole congregation of faithful men on earth (in distinction from the Church triumphant in heaven), as engaged to fight manfully under Christ’s banner against sin, the world, and the devil; and to continue his faithful soldiers (milites) and servants unto their life’s end. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological … Continue reading “Militant, Church”

MILITANT From militans, fighting; a term applied to the church on earth, as engaged in a warfare with the world, sin, and the devil; in distinction from the church triumphant in heaven. Fuente: Theological Dictionary

Milicz Von Kremsier (Kromesize), John was one of the most eminent precursors of the Bohemian Reformation. Of his early years little is known. The fact that in his mature years he first engaged in the study of the German language, would indicate that his education must have been acquired elsewhere than in a German university; … Continue reading “Milicz Von Kremsier (Kromesize), John”