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Bethlehemites —
(1) A monastic order existing at Cambridge in 1257. Members wore a red star on
the breast in memory of the Star of Bethlehem. (2) A short-lived military order
instituted by Pius II in 1459 against the Turks. (3) A religious society for
tending the sick, founded in Guatemala, c.1659, by Pierre de Bethencourt, a
native of the Canaries. Innocent XI approved of the order in 1687. (4)
Followers of John Hus, from the fact that he used to preach in the church of
Bethlehem in Prague. [BD]
¿ 8.04.94 Zu
