List of religious orders
An explanation of the term can be found under religious order .
Roman Catholic Orders and Congregations
In view of the large number of Catholic orders and congregations - referred to by canon law as Institutes of Consecrated Life - it seems reasonable to subdivide them into men's and women's orders. Here you can also, as the Roman Catholic Church itself does, separate according to activities.
Orthodox order
(From a Roman Catholic perspective; from an Orthodox perspective there are no orders.)
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Basilians
- Uniate Basilians ("United Basilians")
- Pauliner
- Antonite Order
- Syrian Catholic Order
Ancient oriental orders
Evangelical order
Ecumenical religious orders
Order of knights
- Knights Templar
- Order of Malta
- German Order (also: Deutschritterorden)
- Christ Order (also: Order of the Christ Knights)
- Order of Avis
- Mercedarian Order
- Order of Lazarus
- Order of St. John
- St. George's Order (Austria)
- Order of Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem
- Religious and Military Constantinian Order of Saint George (Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George)
(for secular orders of knights see Knight League )
Islamic Sufi Orders (Tariqas)
From the 12th century onwards , hundreds of religious orders, so-called tariqas , emerged within Islamic mysticism ( Sufism ) ; see also: List of Sufi Orders .
Buddhist orders
Theravada and Mahayana
see "monasticism" under Buddhism .
Vajrayana (Tantric Buddhism)
Order of Tibetan Buddhism ( Vajrayana )
Order of Tibetan Shamanism
Order of the Chinese Vajrayana
Order of the Japanese Vajrayana
Hindu order
Pagan and (Neo) Druid orders
Pagan orders
The Neodruid orders and other pagan religious orders listed here have several references, at least in Germany or internationally, and are known in the press / TV and the Internet due to their external impact and / or public relations work and have a certain relevance in the pagan / Christian environment.
(Neo) Druidic orders
- ADO (also Anglesey Druid Order)
- Avalon Order of the Red Dragon eV Non-profit association for old crafts, traditional customs and nature conservation
- BDO (also British Druid Order)
- Comardia Druvidiacta (Breton / French Druid Order)
- Dair Álainn (Order of the Beautiful Oak)
- Goldenoak
- Orders of bards, ovates and druids
- OWO (Order) (also Order of whiteoak - International Order)
Humanistic orders
- German Druid Order VAOD (also DDO)
Other medals
See also
Web links
- Christian religious orders in Germany
- Complete link collection of all Christian monasteries and orders in German-speaking countries
Individual evidence