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• Order of Aviz —     Order of Aviz     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Order of Aviz     A military body of Portuguese knights.     The Kingdom of Portugal, founded in 1128, was not only contemporaneous with the Crusades but conducted one of its own against the Moors.… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Order of Aviz — (Ordem Militar de Avis) Emblem of the Order Award of …   Wikipedia

• Order of the Knights of Christ —     Order of the Knights of Christ     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Order of the Knights of Christ     A military order which sprang out of the famous Order of the Temple (see Knights Templars). As Portugal was the first country in Europe where the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• 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 Christ (Portugal) — For Papal order of knighthood, see Supreme Order of Christ. For Brazilian order of knighthood, see Order of Christ (Brazil). Order of Christ (Portugal) Military Order of the Knights of Christ Real Ordem dos Cavaleiros de Nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo …   Wikipedia

• Order of the Southern Cross — National Order of the Southern Cross Grand Collar of the National Order of the Southern Cross Awarded by the Government of Brazil Type Order …   Wikipedia

• Order of Christ (Brazil) — For Portuguese order of knighthood, see Order of Christ (Portugal). For Papal order of knighthood, see Supreme Order of Christ. Order of Christ Ordem de Cristo Badge and star of the Imperial Order of Our Lord Jesus Christ …   Wikipedia

• Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa — The Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa (also known as The Order of Our Lady of Conception of Vila Vicosa) is an dynastic order of knighthood of the House of Braganza, the former Portuguese Royal Family. The current Grand Master of… …   Wikipedia

• The Benedictine Order —     The Benedictine Order     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Benedictine Order     The Benedictine Order comprises monks living under the Rule of St. Benedict, and commonly known as black monks . The order will be considered in this article under… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• House of Aviz — The House of Aviz (in the current spelling Avis, pron. IPA2|ɐ. viʃ) is a dynasty of kings of Portugal. In 1385, the Interregnum of the 1383 1385 crisis ended with the acclamation of the Master of the Order of Aviz, John, natural son of king Pedro …   Wikipedia