HUMILIATI, a monastic order founded in 1134 by several Italian noblemen who had been sent as prisoners to Germany by Lothar II., and were released on account of their humility. In 1151 they were embraced under the rule of St. Benedict, and the order was confirmed by Innocent III. half a century later. They ultimately spread so widely as to have 98 houses under the jurisdiction of their order; but they were suppressed by Pius V. in 1576 on account of their luxury and cruelty. A female order instituted by the ladies of the original Humiliati have still some representatives in Italy.