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The primary feast of the Crosiers, the Exaltation of the Cross, reflects a spirituality focused on the triumphal cross of Christ. [7] Crosiers believe the resurrection of Jesus guarantees that in suffering and pain, there is hope and healing. Because of this, Crosiers emphasize the glorious, or triumphant, cross.
Canons Regular of the Holy Cross can refer to one of two Catholic orders: Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy Cross, which originated in Belgium;
The Crosiers [1] or Brethren of the Cross [2] [3] or crutched friars [4] is a general name for several loosely related Catholic orders, mostly canons regular. [4] Their names derive from their devotion to the Holy Cross. They were founded in the 12th and 13th centuries, during the era of the crusades in the Holy Land. [2]
The Monastery of the Holy Cross of Coimbra was the first house of the order; from the 16th century it constituted one of the most important cultural centers of Portugal. The Canons Regular of the Holy Cross of Coimbra were founded by St. Theotonius, Archdeacon Dom Tello, and Dom Juan Peculiar [1] in 1131.
Canon law (from Ancient Greek: κανών, kanon, a 'straight measuring rod, ruler') is a set of ordinances and regulations made by ecclesiastical authority (church leadership) for the government of a Christian organization or church and its members. [1]
Canons Regular of the Holy Cross of Coimbra: ORC 1131 141 83 Teutonic Order: OT 1190 79 62 Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy Cross (Crosier Fathers and Brothers) OSC 1211 347 227 Knights of the Cross with the Red Star: OCr 1237 18 18 Canons Regular of the Mother of God CRMD 1969 37 21 Monastic orders : Name Abbreviation Founded Members
Wherever you go, the experience is usually the same. You enter a church or a cathedral, and an ecclesiastical hush descends. You admire the architecture, the artworks, the centuries of history and ...
On 26 October 2009 Pope Benedict XVI issued the motu proprio Omnium in Mentem, which amended five canons (1008, 1009, 1086, 1117, 1124) of the 1983 Code of Canon Law clarifying that, among those in Holy Orders, only bishops and priests received the power and mission to act in the person of Christ the Head while deacons obtained the faculty to ...