Order of Saint Anthony (Bavaria)

The Order of Saint Anthony was a Bavarian military order founded in 1382 by Duke Albert of Bavaria.

History

The Order of Saint Anthony was created in 1382, after Duke Albert had pledged to go to war with the Ottoman Empire.

Uniform

15th-century portrait of a man wearing the medal of the Order of Saint Anthony

The knights of Order of Saint Anthony wore a gold collar, from which hung a tau cross and a little bell.

References

Books

• McClintock, John; Strong, James (1981). Cyclopedia of Biblical, theological, and ecclesiastical literature. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Book House. ISBN 9780801061233.

See also

• Order of Saint Anthony (Ethiopia)