Order of Saint Blaise
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The Order of St. Blaise was founded in Armenia
in the 12th century and takes its name from Saint Blaise
, patron of the kingdom. It was divided into religious, who were charged with the holy offices and missionary work among the unbelievers, and the fighters, who defended the country against the attacks of the Muslims. It rendered great services for a century and only disappeared when Armenia was conquered by the Turks.
The name has also been used by various pseudo-chivalric orders
and in games such as Vampire: The Eternal Struggle
.
According to Thomas Robson (The British Herald, 1830), the order was also called the Order of St. Bass.http://www.farreaches.org/~tasha/heraldry/ordernames.html
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
in the 12th century and takes its name from Saint Blaise
Saint Blaise
Saint Blaise was a physician, and bishop of Sebastea . According to his Acta Sanctorum, he was martyred by being beaten, attacked with iron carding combs, and beheaded...
, patron of the kingdom. It was divided into religious, who were charged with the holy offices and missionary work among the unbelievers, and the fighters, who defended the country against the attacks of the Muslims. It rendered great services for a century and only disappeared when Armenia was conquered by the Turks.
The name has also been used by various pseudo-chivalric orders
Self-styled orders
Pseudo-chivalric orders or self-styled orders are organizations which falsely claim to be chivalric orders. Most self-styled orders arose in or after the mid-eighteenth century and many have been created in the present day, though most are short-lived and endure no more than a few decades.A...
and in games such as Vampire: The Eternal Struggle
Vampire: The Eternal Struggle
Vampire: The Eternal Struggle, published as Jyhad in the first or "Limited" edition and often abbreviated as VTES, V:TES or V:tES, is a multiplayer collectible card game set in the World of Darkness. It is published by White Wolf, Inc....
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According to Thomas Robson (The British Herald, 1830), the order was also called the Order of St. Bass.http://www.farreaches.org/~tasha/heraldry/ordernames.html