A sense of competition and rivalry among the Yellow Robes

a sense of competition and rivalry among the Yellow Robes

(Phrase in "The Spires of Egtor " )

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 Entry for Research Purposes

This is meant to be like the rivalry between Orders in the Catholic Church. Such as the Benedictine Order, the Jesuits and so forth. Reference: Catholic Orders

Subcategories are canons regular (canons and canonesses regular who recite the divine office and serve a church and perhaps a parish); monastics (monks or nuns living and working in a monastery and reciting the divine office); mendicants (friars or religious sisters who live from alms, recite the divine office, and, in the case of the men, participate in apostolic activities); and clerks regular (priests who take religious vows and have a very active apostolic life).

In the past, what distinguished religious orders from other institutes was the classification of the vows that the members took in religious profession as solemn vows. According to this criterion, the last religious order founded was that of the Bethlehem Brothers in 1673. Nevertheless, in the course of the 20th century some religious institutes outside the category of orders obtained permission to make solemn vows, at least of poverty, thus blurring the distinction.


 * Sacer et Apostolicus Ordo Canonicorum Regularium S. Augustini C.R.S.A. Canon Regulars, Augustinian Canons
 * Congregatio Sanctissimi Salvatoris Lateranensis C.R.L. Canons Regular of the Lateran
 * Candidus et Canonicus Ordo Praemonstratensis O. Praem. Norbertines or Premonstratensians
 * Ordo Canonicorum Regularium Sanctae Crucis O.R.C. Canons Regular of the Holy Cross of Coimbra
 * Ordo Fratrum Domus Hospitalis Sanctae Mariae Teutonicorum in Jerusalem O.T. (formerly Teutonic Knights ) German Order
 * Canonici Regulares Ordinis S. Crucis O.S.C. Crosier Fathers and Brothers
 * Canonici Regulares Sanctissimae Crucis a stella rubea O.M.C.R.S. Knights of the Cross with the Red Star

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