Our Lady of Montesa

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Our Lady of Montesa

military religious order

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Mercedarian
…join a military order of Our Lady of Montesa. The Mercedarians subsequently became a mendicant order (i.e., an order of friars). In the late 15th century Mercedarians accompanied Christopher Columbus to America and founded monasteries in Latin America. In time they also established themselves in Africa, Italy
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…join a military order of Our Lady of Montesa. The Mercedarians subsequently became a mendicant order (i.e., an order of friars). In the late 15th century Mercedarians accompanied Christopher Columbus to America and founded monasteries in Latin America. In time they also established themselves in Africa, Italy
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