As a special type of human community, the life of the Order is based on a traditional custom and order. The postulant enters the vita nova of knighthood by receiving the sacrament of dubbing from a consecrated knight after a prior period of mutual examination. The realisation of this vita nova traditionally is based on his own independent self-responsibility. In accordance with its history and its character, the Order of Knights renounces strict regulations but instead builds up on freedom, responsibility and idealism of each of its knights: Where there is a knight, there is the Order.
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The pillars on which the community of the Order builds up are deep mutual respect, the common practising of the Christian religion, the cultivation of knightly traditions, a comprehension of honour, bravery, and brotherly love. To carry out its cultural, ecclesiastical-ecumenical and charitable tasks, the Order confides in the voluntary support of its members as well as on third-party donations. In case a companion knight himself needs counsel, help or moral assistance, he will always find a willing listener among the brethren of the Order.
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