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Sep 9, 2013 · Bethlehemites I. MILITARY ORDERS There were two military orders dedicated to Our Lady of Bethlehem and known under the name of Bethlehemites. Mathew Paris calls attention to the former in his “Grande Chronique” (tr. Huillard-Bréholles, Paris, 1840, 8vo, III, 300)
The institution was placed under the patronage of Our Lady of Bethlehem. Helpers soon joined Pedro de Betancourt and at length was formed a congregation of brothers generally known as Bethlehemites and so called on account of their house.
The monks of Our Lady of Bethlehem Abbey belong to the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance, which has its origins in the monastic tradition of evangelical life that found expression in the Rule for Monasteries of St Benedict of Nursia.
The title Our Lady of Bethlehem honors Our Lady at the birth of Christ. The Marian calendar celebrates the feast the Virgin of Bethlehem at Christmas, the Nativity of Our Lord.
There were two military orders known as the Order of Our Lady of Bethlehem . Matthew Paris mentions that Henry III of England authorized them to open a house in a suburb of Cambridge in 1257; but he does not mention their founder, where they originated, and their history.
Our Lady of Bethlehem. When later the Magi approached, the heavenly mother awaited the pious and devout kings, standing with the Child in her arms. Amid the humble and poor surroundings of the cave, in incomparable modesty and beauty, she exhibited at the same time a majesty more than human, the light of heaven shining in her countenance.
Cuzqueñous, people from Cuzco, consider the Virgin of Bethlehem to be the patroness of the city. Among Peruvians, she is often more endearingly referred to as Mamacha Belén or Mother Bethlehem. She is at the center of a cult of devotees, and her image is of great importance to the city’s religious life and culture.
