Knights Templar Proofs
Peter Cawley
requires proofs of nobility for membership? What is the
position with regards the Brazilian branch of the Order?
(and who evaluates the "proofs" for the Brazilians?)
Will Linden noted a multitude of Templar revival Orders.
It sticks in my memory that one of the nineteenth century
French Templar revivals, claiming a transmission via the
Larmenius Charter, attempted, unsuccessfully, to gain
recognition from the Portugese Order of Christ. Did this
revival group, or any of the more recent "Templar"
organizations have requirements of "noble proofs" for
membership, or perhaps, claim to confer nobilty on members?
Peter Cawley
pca...@island.net
Patrick Cracroft-Brennan
>
> Does anyone know if the modern Portugese Order of Christ
> requires proofs of nobility for membership? What is the
> position with regards the Brazilian branch of the Order?
> (and who evaluates the "proofs" for the Brazilians?)
>
Order of Jesus Christ which was founded by Denis I, Kingof Portugal
(1279-1325), on 14 August 1318, to replace the Order of the Knights
Templar which had been surpressed by Clement V in 1312. The new
Order, originally called the Militia of Jesus Christ, as the Templars had
also called themselves. was presented in the bull of recognition by
John XXII in 1319 as a revivial of the Knights Templar, whose estates
in Portugal are assigned in the bull to the Order of Christ.
In 1515 the Portugese branch of the Order was united with the Crown
by papal approval under King Manuel I. It thus became an honorary Order,
conferred independently by the Portugese Sovereign as "Governor and
Pereptual Administrator", while the papal branch (The Supreme Order of
Christ) remained honorary with one class.
The Portugese Order was secularised in 1789 by Queen Mary with the
agreement of Pius VI.
The Order of Christ was suppressed with other Royal Orders when the
Kingdon of Portugal under the reign of King Manuel II was overthrown in
1910. In consideration of its illustrious past, it was revived and revised
in 1918 as Portugal's highest ranking Order, with three classes: Knight
Grand Cross, Knight Commander and Knight. It is also given to
foreigners, and especially to members of the Diplomatic Corps.
This is now a State Order and, as far as I am aware, is granted without need
of Noble Proofs.
.
The Order of Chrirt was also introduced into Brazil at the tiem of the Empire, but
it was later suppressed by the Republican Constitution of 1891.
>
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