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Sepulchre, Regular Canons of

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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a religious order said to have been founded by Godfrey on the capture of Jerusalem in 1099. Many of these canons journeyed into Europe; but the order was suppressed by pope Innocent VIII, and its revenues were ultimately bestowed on the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem. According to Broughton, the suppression of the order did not extend to Poland.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Sepulchre, Regular Canons of'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​s/sepulchre-regular-canons-of.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
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