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Amedians, Amadeists
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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an order of minor friars, instituted about 1452; so called from their professing. themselves amantes Deum, loving God; or amati Deo, loved by God. Others derive the name from their founder, Amadeus or Amedeus, a Portuguese nobleman. They wore a gray habit and wooden shoes, and girt themselves with a cord. They had twenty-eight convents in Italy, besides others in Spain, and were united by Pope Pius V partly with the Cistercian order, and partly with that of the Soccolanti, or wooden-shoe wearers. — Helyot, ed. Migne, 1, 200.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Amedians, Amadeists'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/a/amedians-amadeists.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Amedians, Amadeists'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/a/amedians-amadeists.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
