Confraternity

Brotherhood, even brotherhood or fraternity is called a community or body of men, among themselves "brothers" call themselves and pursue common interests. The female counterpart of the Brotherhood is the Sisterhood or Sisters of Battle. Some fraternities have opened over the years for women.

Depending on the common interest, there are various types of fraternities:

  • Politically or economically oriented bodies of medieval patricians, see patrician society
  • Religious bodies of clergy and laity: a merger to pious exercises, reciprocal services and charitable purposes which first emerged in the Middle Ages, and an imitation of religious brotherhoods represented. They stood or frequently arose under ecclesiastical supervision, held church services, be imposed penances or granted to foreigners, travelers, defenseless sick or assistance.
  • Trade union bodies of brothers guild or union brothers.

Brotherhoods

Protect Brotherhood

Main article: Protect Brotherhood

Religious brotherhoods

Christian

  • Anima Brotherhood
  • Anne Brotherhood
  • Apostolic Brethren
  • Bavarian parish Brotherhood
  • Beguines and Begarden
  • Brotherhood of the Holy Christian doctrine
  • Brotherhood of St. Prince Vladimir Bratstwo
  • Brotherhood of St. Christoph
  • Brotherhood of the agony of Christ
  • Fraternal circle
  • Christusträger Brotherhood
  • Cornelius Brotherhood
  • Confraternity of the death of St. Joseph
  • Confraternity of Our Lady of Sorrows of Germans and Flemings
  • Evangelical Lutheran Brotherhood Prayer
  • Flagellants or Geissler
  • Grave Brotherhood
  • Good death Brotherhood
  • Hermandad de La Paz, Los Estudiantes
  • High Church St. John's Brotherhood
  • Calendering
  • Brotherhood of Our Lady
  • Our Lady shooters Brotherhood of 1630 Münster
  • Guild of St. Luke
  • Marie Brotherhood
  • Matthias Brotherhood
  • Meinradsbruderschaft
  • Confraternity of St. Michael
  • Michael Brotherhood
  • Orthodox Fraternity in Germany
  • Patrizibruderschaft
  • Priestly Fraternity of St. Salvator
  • Rochus Brotherhood
  • Rosary Confraternity
  • Rummelsberger Brotherhood
  • Sebastianibruderschaft
  • St. Antonii Brotherhood
  • Society of St. James
  • St. James Brotherhood Trier
  • St. Martini Brotherhood Nottuln
  • Scuole grandi
  • Blackheads
  • Sydower Brotherhood
  • Teotonio Brotherhood
  • Ursulaschiffchen

Jewish

  • Chevra Kadisha

Islamic

  • Ikhwan Brotherhood in Saudi Arabia
  • Muslim Brotherhood
  • Gülen Movement

Ideological or other brotherhoods

  • Freemason
  • Student associations
  • Weinbruderschaft
  • The Ancient and Mystical Order Rosae Crucis, AMORC
  • Journeymen Brotherhood
  • Hallorenring Brotherhood
  • Scuole grande e piccole
  • Steinmetz Brotherhood
  • St. Peter of Milan Brotherhood
  • Thuggee
  • Brotherhood of the vagabonds
  • Druid Orders ( International Grand Lodge of Druidism )
  • Odd Fellows Lodges
  • Corvette Brotherhood Germany

Confrérie

Referred Confrérie

  • Pictura Brotherhood ( Brotherhood of the painting), Dutch Guild of the Golden Age
  • Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rotisseurs, international gastronomic society in Paris
  • Confrérie de la Passion, founded in 1398 with the Paris club license for the performance of the Passion Play
  • Confrérie de Charité, Catholic Brotherhood in France
  • Confrérie de l' arbre sec, Marian Prayer Community
  • Confrérie des vignerons de Vevey, Weinbruderschaft
  • Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin, Brotherhood of the Knights ( Wine Brotherhood )
Friar Evangelisch-Lutherische Gebetsbruderschaft Hochkirchliche St.-Johannes-Bruderschaft Kalands Brethren Veneration of Mary in Roman Catholicism Berneuchen Movement Confraternity of the Rosary St.-Jakobus-Bruderschaft Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis
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