Saint James of Compostela, Order of

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• Order of Saint James of Compostela —     Order of Saint James of Compostela     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Order of Saint James of Compostela     (SANTIAGO DE LA ESPADA).     Founded in the twelfth century, owes its name to the national patron of Spain, St. James the Greater, under… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Order of Saint James of Altopascio — Medieval painting showing the hospital of Altopascio and some patients, with the coat of arms of the order (a white cross of tau on a golden field) above. The Order of Saint James of Altopascio (Italian: Ordine di San Giacomo d Altopascio or… …   Wikipedia

• Order of Saint James of the Sword — This article deals with the Portuguese Order of knighthood. For the Spanish branch, see Order of Santiago. Emblem of the Order of St. James of the Sword The (Royal) Military Order of Saint James of the Sword (Portuguese: (Real) Ordem Militar de… …   Wikipedia

• Order of Aubrac — The Order of Aubrac was a hospitaller and military order founded, with its headquarters at Aubrac in the Diocese of Rodez, in the mid twelfth century. The Augustinian rule was approved for the order by the bishop in 1162. Its original purpose was …   Wikipedia

• St. James the Greater —     St. James the Greater     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. James the Greater     (Heb. Yakob; Sept. Iakob; N.T. Greek Iakobos; a favourite name among the later Jews).     The son of Zebedee (q.v.) and Salome (Cf. Matthew 27:56; Mark 15:40; 16:1) …   Catholic encyclopedia

• James, son of Zebedee — For people and places called Saint James, see the Saint James disambiguation page. .] Acts of the Apostles records that Agrippa I had James executed by sword, [sourcetext| source=Bible| version=King James|book=Acts|chapter=12|verse=1|range= 2]… …   Wikipedia

• Order of Santiago — This article deals with the Spanish Order of knighthood. For the Portuguese Order, see Order of St. James of the Sword. Sign of order, 17th century The Order of Santiago (Galician: Orde de Santiago, Spanish: Orden de Santiago) …   Wikipedia

• Order of Saint Michael — This article is about the French order of knighthood. For the Portuguese order of knighthood, see Order of Saint Michael of the Wing. Title page of the Order s statutes, drawn by Jean Fouquet …   Wikipedia

• James, Saint — or James the Great born Galilee, Palestine died AD 44, Jerusalem; feast day July 25 One of the 12 Apostles of Jesus. He and his brother John (see St. John the Apostle) were fishermen on the Sea of Galilee and were among the first disciples to be… …   Universalium

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