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1.2 Medieval Medals. 1.3 Renaissance. 2 Types. Toggle Types subsection. ... A devotional medal is a medal issued for religious devotion. History. In the early church
Official medals, from which specialized military awards descended, were increasingly produced, but the real growth in military medals did not come until the 19th century. In the East, a wide variety of medals and decorations have been given by the Ottoman Empire since the 18th century. [15] Devotional medals became very popular in Catholic ...
The Spanish military orders or Spanish Medieval knights orders are a set of religious-military institutions that emerged during the Reconquista. The most important orders arose in the 12th century in the Crowns of León and Castile ( Order of Santiago , Order of Alcántara , and Order of Calatrava ) and in the 14th century in the Crown of ...
The two sides of a Saint Benedict Medal. The Saint Benedict Medal is a Christian sacramental medal containing symbols and text related to the life of Saint Benedict of Nursia, used by Roman Catholics, Old Catholics, Lutherans, Western Orthodox, Anglicans and Methodists, in the Benedictine Christian tradition, especially votarists and oblates.
Pages in category "Devotional medals" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Distinguished service in the advancement of Marian devotion, theology, or general appreciation of the place of Mary in the life of the Catholic Church Paul VI Prize: Paul VI Institute: Individuals or institutions who, with their studies and their works, have contributed to the growth of the religious meaning in the world Ratzinger Prize
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Order of the Lion 1080; Order of Saint Lazarus 1099; Order of the Temple, also known as the Templars, set up in Jerusalem by 7 French knights in 1118.The Order had its headquarters in Paris but was so spread across Europe it cannot be accounted a solely French order