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  CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Hospitallers
The Hospitaller Sisters of St. John of Jerusalem, early in the twelfth century, were established in the hospital of St. Mary Magdalen, Jerusalem, for the care of pilgrims.
The year after the fall of Jerusalem (1188) a community was established at Sixena, Spain, by Sancha, wife of Alfonso II of Aragon, for the care of
The Hospitallers of Ste-Marthe, established in 1687 at Pontarlieu, for the care of the sick and
www.newadvent.org /cathen/07476a.htm   (1078 words)

  
  The Ecole Initiative: The Hospitallers of St John in the Netherlands
In the first half of the twelfth century, the Order of the Hospitallers of St John arose in the Holy Land as the continuation of a fraternity of hospitallers that was already present in Jerusalem in the middle of the eleventh century.
When in 1099 Godfrey of Bouillon led the crusaders to the successful conquest of Jerusalem from the Moslems, resulting in a terrible massacre, the brothers and sisters hospitallers of St John did their utmost to minister to the numerous wounded.
In this place, later sources tell us, the Hospitallers ran a hospital with 24 beds in which sufferers of all diseases were nursed, even those suffering from the plague, with the sole exception of lepers.
www2.evansville.edu /ecoleweb/articles/hospneth.html   (1071 words)

  
  Hospitallers
The Hospitaller Sisters of St. John of Jerusalem, early in the twelfth century, were established in the hospital of St. Mary Magdalen, Jerusalem, for the care of pilgrims.
The Hospitallers of the Holy Ghost, were a branch of the male order of the same name, founded in 1180 at Montpellier; established at Neufchâteau, they were driven thence in 1842 to Rouceux, which was made the mother-house, under a superior-general.
The Hospitallers of St. Thomas of Villanova were instituted in 1660 by Ange Le Proust, prior of the Hermits of St. Augustine at Lamballe.
www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/h/hospitallers.html   (903 words)

  
 Hospitallers of St Joseph
Hospitallers of St Joseph, female religious congregation founded in La Flèche, France, in 1636 by Jérôme le Royer de la Dauversière and Marie de la Ferre.
The principal goal was to establish a religious congregation of hospitallers in New France.
On her visit to France in 1657, Jeanne MANCE recruited some of the sisters from La Flèche to staff the HÔTEL-DIEU at VILLE-MARIE [Montréal], and in 1659, by letters patent of Louis XIV, the Hospitallers of St Joseph took over the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal.
www.canadianencyclopedia.ca /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0003854   (158 words)

  
 Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem
Known as Hospitallers of Jerusalem until 1309, the members were called Knights of Rhodes from 1309 till 1522, and have been called Knights of Malta since 1530.
Attempts have been made to trace the origin of the Hospitallers of St. John to this foundation, but it is obvious to remark that the Hospitallers had St. John the Baptist for their patron, while the Italian hospice was dedicated to St. John of Alexandria.
The history of the Hospitallers of Jerusalem is involved in that of the Latin Kingdom of the same name, with which the order was associated in prosperity and adversity.
www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/m/malta,knights_of.html   (3088 words)

  
 The Hospitallers in Yrth
Hospitaller priories were thus established throughout Christendom, and the Order acquired many novices from among the ranks of the nobility's younger sons.
The Hospitallers also joined in the campaign against the dwarves of Thulin's Folk four hundred years ago, and were furious when the Megalan nobility allowed petty power squabbles to deter them from the holy mission.
The Hospitallers recognize no civil authority whatsoever concerning the discipline of one of their own, and will ride to the aid of any Knight under the threat of civil justice.
www.sjgames.com /gurps/roleplayer/Roleplayer8/Hospitallers.html   (1628 words)

  
 Houses of Knights Hospitallers: Preceptory of Chippenham | British History Online
Houses of Knights Hospitallers: Preceptory of Chippenham
Citation: 'Houses of Knights Hospitallers: Preceptory of Chippenham', A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 2 (1948), pp.
Mifsud, Knights Hospitallers of the Venerable Tongue of England in Malta, 153, 154.
www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=40009   (1907 words)

  
 The Knights Hospitallers
The Hospitallers were the most resilient of the military orders, although they had not started out as a fighting force at all.
The three names by which the Hospitallers were known throughout their history reflects their forced retreat from the Holy Land, the failure of crusades in the later middle ages, and the corresponding advance of Islam.
The Hospitallers prospered in the Holy Land as long as the kingdom of Jerusalem was strong, at one point holding seven strongholds, including Crac des Chevaliers, and 140 manors in the Latin states.
www.geocities.com /Athens/Olympus/9767/hospitallers.html   (1113 words)

  
 The Hospitallers   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Szczesniak includes chapters on the medieval Hospitallers (1150-1578), the modern Hospitallers (1578-1795), and important leaders of the Knights in Poland and Lithuania during the seventeenth and eighteenth century.
Miller is responding to the commonly held conception that the Hospitallers were the first Latin Christians to organize a hospital and that the roots of the hospital are found in Byzantine and Islamic society.
Tipton’s article challenges the traditional interpretation that the Hospitallers were divided along nationalistic lines in their recognition of authority during the "Babylonian Captivity of the Church." He believes that the schism in the church had relatively little effect on the English Hospitallers.
www.adambennington.com /military_orders/hospitallers.html   (5290 words)

  
 History of the Hospitallers until 1798.   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In 1136 the transition of the Hospitallers into a fully military Order was spurred on by the presentation of the important castle of Bethgeblin, south Palestine to hold against the Moslems.
Despite the influx of Frenchmen into the Order, the Hospitallers retained the Amalfitan Cross (which had been the emblem of the Republic of Amalfi) which evolved to become the eight-pointed white cross (later to be known as the Maltese Cross) of the Order #16.
The Templars and the Hospitallers were cushioned from this financial impoverishment due to the vast Estates bequeathed and granted to them in Europe.
www2.prestel.co.uk /church/oosj/sjhist1.htm   (7491 words)

  
 Cyprus History: Lusignan Period - The Rule of Henri II
The Hospitallers in 1308, seeking a new headquarters, seized the island of Rhodes, where for the next 250 years they maintained their power against the Turks.
The property of Hospitallers in Cyprus was divided into three commanderies, each of which was administered by a member of the Order with the title of commander.
Last Years of Henri II On the assassination of Amaury in 1310 Henri II returned to his kingdom and, with the help of the Hospitallers, put down the insurrection of his remaining brother, Guy, the constable of Cyprus.
www.cypnet.co.uk /ncyprus/history/lusignan/2henri2.htm   (1059 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Knights of Malta
The history of the Hospitallers of Jerusalem is involved in that of the Latin Kingdom of the same name, with which the order was associated in prosperity and adversity.
Having become islanders, the Hospitallers were obliged to modify their manner of warfare.
character was accentuated by the fusion of the Hospitallers with the remaining Knights Templar.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/07477a.htm   (2970 words)

  
 House of Knights Hospitallers: Preceptory of Halston | British History Online
House of Knights Hospitallers: Preceptory of Halston
In 1415 a new preceptor required the tenants to erect crosses on their houses and wear crosses on their caps, as was common on Hospitaller estates, and in 1429 an unsuccessful attempt was made to claim the third part of the goods of deceased tenants.
In 1284 the Hospitallers obtained a confirmation of the right they had enjoyed under the Welsh princes to the amobyr of their expedores and to a third of their goods at death: Cal.
www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=39933   (1705 words)

  
 Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Hospitallers of St. John, or in full The Sovereign Military Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem, is one of the most important military orders that existed since before the crusades.
The Hospitallers were most powerful and prosperous before the fall of Jerusalem.
The members became more of warriors than Hospitallers since the focus of their duties was to prevent their territory from Muslim pirates.
faculty.smu.edu /bwheeler/Ency/hospitallers.html   (856 words)

  
 HOSPITALLERS
Hospitallers First applied to those whose duty it was to provide hospitium (lodging and entertainment) for pilgrims.
This order was first called that of the Knights of St. John at Jerusalem, which still exists; afterwards they were styled the Knights of Rhodes, and then Knights of Malta, because Rhodes and Malta were conferred on them by different monarchs.
: Headquarters and Hospital of the Hospitallers in Malta.
www.websters-online-dictionary.org /definition/english/Ho/Hospitallers.html   (488 words)

  
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Al-Malik al-Mujâhid Ruler of Homs and the Hospitallers
The Hospitallers of the Krak des Chevaliers being the most important guardians of the Christian side of the gap and also capable to conduct offensives against the neighbouring Muslim territories of Homs and Hamâ.
The majority of the Crusader expeditions that were usually dominated by the Hospitallers were aiming at the territories of Hamâ and not at that of Homs.
www.ceu.hu /medstud/events/ev004/majorb.htm   (557 words)

  
 The Hospitaller Brothers of St. John of God - Saints and Blesseds   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The typical apostolate of the Brothers of St. John of God is to care for the sick as nurses or doctors.
from the very beginning, the Hospitaller Order was recognized by the Church as a Congregation of religious brothers with exception of not more than one priest in each community acting as chaplain.
In those years, the Spanish branch of the Hospitallers Order died away as a consequence of some Masonic laws issued in Portugal in 1834 and in Spain in 1835.
www.hospitallers.org /stbenedict.aspx   (339 words)

  
 The Knights of the Order of Saint John in Poland - A History
Following the example of the first Knights Hospitallers, the highest ranks of the Polish nobility demonstrated their religious fervour and commitment to the Order of Malta by donating in perpetuity hospitals and the means for their support.
It was remarkable because it was able to maintain the Hospitaller tradition as well as uphold the virtues of the Knights of Saint John in a situation of geographical isolation from the Grand Magistry and the contemporary mainstream Langues.
The Knights are also known as Hospitalers or Hospitallers and The Order has been referred to as the Hospitallers of Saint John of Jerusalem, Order of The Knights of Rhodes, Sovereign and Military Order of The Knights of Malta, Knights Hospitaller of Saint John of Jerusalem.
www.chivalricorders.org /orders/smom/maltpold.htm   (5851 words)

  
 Hospitallers? - Topic Powered by eve community
I imagine the guards hospitallers or not would care more about the guy who just stabbed a guys neck in broad daylight in the middle of a crowd then a few guys who aren't causing any trouble at the moment in time....
In 1187 (before the game is featured) the Hospitallers were banished to a county that had none of the three cities(Acre, Damascus, and Jerusalem) in the game inside of its borders.
It's possible that a small Hospitaller presence was allowed to remain (since they were healers), but the 1189 date could be just as valid as it's when Guy of Lusignan began HIS siege of Acre - and the Hospitallers may have been coming to assist with this.
forums.ubi.com /eve/forums/a/tpc/f/5251069024/m/4101003994?r=5791048605   (1715 words)

  
 Hospitallers? - Topic Powered by eve community
Yes, but the hospitallers were healers and they had only taken to arms against muslims in only one major battle.
Around 1160 the Hospitallers began engaging in military activities to the point where these overshadowed their healthcare operations.
So even thought the Hospitallers were emerging as a military presence, the major threat was the Templars who already were a major military force that were widely spread throughout the territory.
forums.ubi.com /eve/forums/a/tpc/f/5251069024/m/4101003994?r=6471042705   (457 words)

  
 Bronstein - Hospitallers and the Holy Land
The author surveys the economic response taken by the Hospitaller Order to the military crises it faced in the Latin East during the period of 1187 and 1274.
The core of the study is an analysis of the Hospitallers’ contribution to the defense of the Holy Land.
The opus has four chapters (The Hospitallers in the Holy Land, 1187-1274; The Order in the West and Crises in the Latin East: The French Priories; The Popes, the Hospitallers, and Crises in the Holy Land; Members of the Order Serving in the Latin East and in the French Priories) which are divided into subchapters.
www.deremilitari.org /REVIEWS/Bronstein_Hosp.htm   (1199 words)

  
 Houses of Knights Hospitallers: The commandery of Templecombe | British History Online
Houses of Knights Hospitallers: The commandery of Templecombe
Citation: 'Houses of Knights Hospitallers: The commandery of Templecombe', A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 2 (1911), p.
 The Hospitallers could not be described as belonging to a monastic order and so Templecombe escaped in 1536 the suppression of the smaller monastic houses and was not dissolved until 1540, when an Act of Parliament (fn.
www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=40937   (242 words)

  
 Knights Templar Discussion Forum :: View topic - The Hospitallers
The Hospitallers were a similar institution to the Templars, warrior monks.
The Hospitallers were given the island of Malta in 1530, and then became known as the Knights of Malta.
The Augustinian canons, whose rule the Hospitaller Knights of St John followed, historically wore a fl mantle or cowl (the cucullus or cuculla)(1) and hood, and a fl fur-lined cassock or pellicea.
www.templarhistory.com /forum/viewtopic.php?t=616&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=   (1215 words)

  
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IMPORTANT STORIES Creation Story The origin of the Hospitallers was an 11th-century hospital in Jerusalem, close to the church of St. John the Baptist, founded by Italian merchants from Amalfi to care for sick pilgrims.
PC Hospitallers should be ready to participate in several tasks, even if they are warriors: guard duty (for years on end), building fortifications, and seeking military conquest.
Knights often joined the hospitallers because their life was saved by the expert medical attention they received at the hands of the order.
www.textfiles.com /rpg/hospitl.txt   (694 words)

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