Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
The Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel was founded in 1607 by King Henry IV of France . In 1608 Heinrich appointed the Grand Master of the Order of Lazarus, Philibert Marquis de Nerestang, Grand Master of the Ordre militaire et hospitalier de Saint-Lazare et de Nôtre Dame du Mont Carmel . The union with the Lazarus order was supposed to prevent the older order from going out. The Pope Paul V had in a bull given his approval and his blessing to the union of the two orders. The order was called the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. Lazarus of Jerusalem from now on . The papal blessing also meant its material security: the supervision of all French hospitals , i.e. all hospitals, military hospitals and the administration of similar institutes. Taxes could also be collected from the commanderies for the benefit of the order. The orders founded in Palestine were designed to care for sick pilgrims and later found a rich field of activity in Europe.
In the bull, the Pope granted the King the right to appoint the Grand Master of the Order. He allowed knights to marry, including widows, and introduced the vow of obedience . The knights were instructed to carry weapons and use them against the enemies of the church.
The order was named after the Carmel in Israel and was part of the Carmelite religious family .
Order symbolism
The symbol of the order is a common eight-pointed, golden, red-green enameled cross with golden lilies in the corners of the cross, with narrow stands and wedge-shaped incisions at the ends of the cross arms . In the obverse of the central shield, the image of the Virgin Mary surrounded by gold rays on a pale purple background. In the lapel , Saint Lazarus rising out of the grave is depicted on a green medallion. The motto of the order was: Oieu & mon Koi !
The decoration was worn as a neck medal on a wide green ribbon. During ceremonies, a purple-red cloak was put on as religious clothing . On the front there was a cross embroidered in green and gold.
See also
literature
- Gustav Adolph Ackermann: Order book of all in Europe flourishing and extinct orders and decorations. Annaberg 1855.
- Kaspar Friedrich Gottschalck: Almanac of the orders of knights. Goeschen, Leipzig 1819.
- Christian von Stramberg, Anton Joseph Weidenbach: Memorable and useful Rhenish antiquarian: Which represents the most important and pleasant geographical, historical and political peculiarities of the entire Rhine river, from its outflow into the sea to its origin. Hergt, Koblenz 1854.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Christian Friedrich Schwann: Images of those knight orders which have their own order clothes, together with a historical message attached to each order. Schwann and Götz, Mannheim 1791