Alcántara, Military Order of

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• Military Order of Alcantara —     Military Order of Alcántara     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Military Order of Alcántara     Alcántara, a town on the Tagus (here crossed by a bridge cantara, whence the name), is situated in the plain of Estremadura, a great field of conflict… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Military Order of Calatrava —     Military Order of Calatrava     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Military Order of Calatrava     Founded in Castile, in the twelfth century, as a military branch of the great Cistercian family.     In the Cistercian Order, then only recently formed… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Military order — Flag of the Knights Templar A military order is a Christian society of knights that was founded for crusading, i.e. propagating and/or defending the faith (originally Catholic, after the reformation sometimes Protestant), either in the Holy Land… …   Wikipedia

• 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

• Alcántara — is a municipality (pop. 1769) in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain, on the Tagus, near Portugal. It is famed for its Roman bridge of six symmetrical arches, 194 m/670 feet long and 71 m/210 feet high, built in honour of Trajan in 103… …   Wikipedia

• Order of Alcántara — Cross of the Order of Alcántara The Order of Alcántara (Spanish: Orden de Alcántara), also called the Knights of St. Julian[1], was originally a military order of León, founded in 1166 …   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

• Alcántara, Order of — ▪ Christian military order       major military and religious order in Spain. It was founded in 1156 or 1166 by Don Suero Fernández Barrientos and was recognized in 1177 by Pope Alexander III in a special papal bull. Its purpose was to defend… …   Universalium

• Order of Calatrava — The order emblem, a greek cross in gules with fleur de lis at its ends. The Order of Calatrava (Spanish: Orden de Calatrava) was the first military order founded in Castile, but the second to receive papal approval. The papal bull confirming th …   Wikipedia

• Alcantara, Romblon — Alcantara is a 5th class municipality in the province of Romblon, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 14,144 people in 2,905 households.Onhan / Taga Onhan or Inunhan is the native language of the municipality s… …   Wikipedia