Order of Knights from the Passion of Christ
The Knightly Order of the Passion of Christ can be understood as a knighthood of the Passion and is an award as a sign of knightly friendship.
history
The Order of Knights of the Passion of Christ is also known as the Order of the Passion of Jesus Christ or de le Passion de Jesus Christ . Two donors have tried to fight the torn down vices in their armies and to free the "promised" land from unbelievers. King Richard II of England founded this order in 1380 and 20 years later a new foundation under Charles VI. from France. The Passion Society is said to have been over 1,100 knights. The vow was poverty and conjugal chastity. The grand master was held in high regard.
After little activity, the order lasted only a short time.
Note : The Order of Jesus Christ and His Passion , founded in 1617, was a German knightly order and has no connection with the award described here. Likewise, it should not be confused with the Congregatio Passionis Jesu Christi , the Catholic religious order of the Passionists founded in 1720 .
Order decoration
The order decoration was a red enameled gold rimmed cross . On this was a diamond on a round running St. Andrew's cross . A lamb adorned the center of the decoration as the Lamb of God.
The festive attire with hood and silk belt was purple and knee length.
literature
- Hermann Julius Meyer: New conversation lexicon for all stands. Volume 12, Verlag des Bibliografisches Institut, Hildburghausen / New York 1859, p. 269
- Ferdinand von Biedenfeld: History and constitution of all spiritual and secular, extinct and prosperous orders of knights. Volume 1, Verlag Bernhard Friedrich Voigt, Weimar 1841, p. 67
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Individual evidence
- ^ Johann Georg Krünitz, Friedrich Jakob Floerken, Heinrich Gustav Flörke, Johann Wilhelm David Korth, Carl Otto Hoffmann, Ludwig Kossarski: Economic Encyclopedia. Volume 125, Joachim Pauli, Berlin 1810, p. 527