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  Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem
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.
This character was accentuated by the fusion of the Hospitallers with the remaining Knights Templars subsequent to the suppression of the latter (1312).
www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/m/malta,knights_of.html   (3121 words)

  
 Knights Hospitaller - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
After the fall of the Kingdom of Jerusalem (Jerusalem itself fell in 1187), the Knights were confined to the County of Tripoli and when Acre was captured in 1291 the order sought refuge in the Kingdom of Cyprus.
The siege is portrayed vividly in the frescoes of Matteo Perez d'Aleccio in the Hall of St. Michael and St. George, also known as the Throne Room, in the Grandmaster's Palace, Valletta.
The property of the Order in England was confiscated by Henry VIII because of a dispute with the Pope over the dissolution of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, which eventually led to the dissolution of the monasteries.
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 Knights
The Knights Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem established themselve in England in 1100, with the double object of providing a centre for recruits and for receiving gifts for their body and founding a residence at the court of a powerful prince with whom they might work in conjunction.
John’s Gate, Clerkenwell, is a relic of their London grand priory, which sent its head to the House of Lords as premier baron of the realm of England.
While the Hospitallers of St. John still linger on (though in a widely scattered and degenerate condition, their island of Malta lost to them in 1798, and no grand master having been appointed since 1801), the Templare were suppressed by the Council of Vienna in 1812.
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 The Hospitallers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Knights of St John of Jerusalem in Scotland.
The Knights of St. John in Jerusalem and Cyprus.
"The Militarisation of the Hospital of St. John." Studia Monastica 26 (1984):75-89.
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Their Patron, St. John, Eleemon (The Almoner) was the son of the King of Cyprus.
The fact of the existence at Jerusalem of the Hospitallers increased the number of pilgrims, and as a natural consequence the number of sick and wounded increased to such an extent that it was found necessary to build a second hospital and a church, which like the Knighthood was dedicated to St. John of Jerusalem.
He secured the cession of Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth, and Joppa, and returned home, but not to receive thanks for securing Christian rights by peaceful means; but to be branded by the Pope as an ecclesiastical rebel and a spiritual traitor who had made a dishonourable compromise with infidels.
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Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem The most important of all the military orders, both for the extent of its area and for its duration.
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 Knights of Rhodes (1309-1522) The Knights of Rhodes, the successors of the Hospitallers of St. John, were distinguished from the latter in many ways.
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The navy of the Order of St. John (or of Malta as it now came to be called) became one of the most powerful in the Mediterranean and took part in the final destruction of the Ottoman navel might in the great battle of Lepanto in 1571.
In 1607 and again in 1620, the dignity of Grand Master was conjoined with the title of Prince of the Holy Roman Empire and in 1630 with the rank equal to the dignity of a Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church with the style of Eminence.
The Knight of St. John of today no longer draws his sword in defence of Christendom, he cuts no heroic figure, the trappings of his rank are seen but seldom, and even then do not compare in any way with the spectacle of a mediaeval knight in full panoply and array.
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 ORB Bibliographies: Knights of St. John of the Hospital
ORB Bibliographies: Knights of St. John of the Hospital
Bibliography of the Knights of St. John of the Hospital
Title: The history of the knights hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem, styled afterwards, the knights of Rhodes and at present, the Knights of Malta Trans.
www.the-orb.net /bibliographies/st-john_bib.html   (5692 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.
The St. Catherine's Convent, seat of the bailiwick of Utrecht (not to be mistaken for a nunnery), which has always been a chaplain's bailiwick, serves as a good example of this.
www2.evansville.edu /ecoleweb/articles/hospneth.html   (1056 words)

  
 History of the Order of St. John
The Knights of St. John in Jerusalem and Cyprus 1050-1310.
In 1113, Pope Paschal II granted a papal bull to Brother Gerard, founder of the Hospital of St. John.
What remains today, including the empty reliquary of the arm of St. John the Baptist, is on display in the museum of the Conventual Church.
www.hmml.org /centers/malta/Hospitallers.html   (1689 words)

  
 Bodrum - The Complete Guide / Bodrum's Castle of St Peter
The Castle's origins go back to the Knights of St. John, a group of expatriates who drew their ranks from Europe.
This "Order of the Knights Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem" began in the Eleventh Century with a church and hospital set up for pilgrims in Jerusalem.
The fortress became known as the Castle of St. Peter The Liberator because it served as the sole place of refuge for all Christians on the west coast of Asia Minor.
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 Knights Hospitallers
In 1086 Baddesley was held by Ralph de MORTIMER and it appears to have been granted to the Holy Order of the Knight Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem by his son Sir Hugh de MORTIMER.
Roger, Earl of March, held ½ a Knight's Fee from the Hospital of St John in 1167 and, according to Bishop Pontissera's Register, the Rectory of "All Saints, Baddeslie" was appropriated to the Prior of St John of Jerusalem on 17th July 1304 and, subsequently, rededicated to "St John".
In Rhodes, where the Order had established its headquarters on leaving Jerusalem, the Knights had to defend themselves against two considerable attacks by the Turks, and were forced to capitulate, vacate the Island in 1522 and move to Malta.
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 Knights Hospitaller of St. John - Order of St John of Jerusalem Writings
Bibliography of the Knights of St. John of the Hospital, by Lynn Nelson
Rule of the Lady Hospitallers of the Royal Monastery of Sigena: In Latin.
St John's Wort: This herb has long been prominent in folk medicine and, as its name suggests, was prized by the Hospitallers.
www.webpages.free-online.co.uk /ksj/histksj.html   (750 words)

  
 Crusader States, Kings of Jerusalem & Cyprus, Templars, Hospitallers, Israel, etc.
St. Peter is supposed to have founded a church there, in cliffs outside the city, which the author visited in 1970.
Taiybe al-Bira and St. John in the Jordan Valley, Beit Dejan near Jaffa, and Kerak, or the Krak of Moab, southeast of the Dead Sea.
William had been captured by John, brother of the Emperor Michael VIII Palaeologus, in 1259 and was ransomed with the cession of Laconia to the Romans in 1261 (beginning the Despotate of the Morea).
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 An Essay on the Order of St.
The Hospital of St. John, if not already in existence, must have been established very soon after as it was certainly before the arrival of the First Crusade.
Known as that of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, it was headed by the Blessed Gerard, a pilgrim from Provence who had decided to remain in the Holy Land.
The badge of this Order of St John of Jerusalem was the famous eight-pointed white cross, the earliest surviving example of which is on a wax seal of 1207.
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 History of the Order of St. John   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Hospitallers of St. John in the Netherlands
The Hospitaller Knights of St. John the Baptist, Spain
The Church of St. John the Baptist, Jerusalem
www2.prestel.co.uk /church/oosj/history.htm   (1705 words)

  
 Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Knights of Malta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Some time after the first crusade (1042), some Neapolitan merchants built at Jerusalem a hospital for sick pilgrims and a church which they dedicated to St. John; these they committed to the charge of certain knights, called Hospitallers of St. John.
In 1310 these Hospitallers took Rhode Island, and changed their title into Knights of Rhodes.
In 1523 they were expelled from Rhodes by the Turks, and took up their residence in the Isle of Malta.
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 Medieval Sourcebook: Medieval Legal History
The Rule of St. Augustine [At OSA] and in Latin [At Augustiner].
John of Ibelin: Account of a Plea, 1198, The earliest documented instance of an appeal to the Assise sur la ligece.
John I: Concession Of England To The Pope.
www.fordham.edu /halsall/sbook-law.html   (4132 words)

  
 Knights Hospitaller of St. John - Order of St John of Jerusalem Acre.
The Hospitallers were founded in the Eleventh Century to operate a sick-bay for Latin pilgrims in Jerusalem.
Attire of the Dames Hospitaller of St. John, Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries.
Attire of the Knights Hospitaller of St. John, Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries.
www.webpages.free-online.co.uk /ksj/acre.html   (486 words)

  
 Knights Hospitaller of St John of Jerusalem ­ Official Site
Its history has been one of movement from one country to another, which has added to the proliferation of its names.
At first, the knights were called the Knights Hospitaller (or Hospitallers), which described their mission.
But they were also called the Knights of St John of Jerusalem, because of their presence in the Holy Land.
www.orderofmalta.org /nomiordine.asp?idlingua=5   (130 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Sir Thomas Tresham
Knight Bachelor (in or before 1524), Grand Prior of England in the Order of Knights Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem (1557); date of birth unknown; d.
The eldest son of John Tresham of Rushton, Northamptonshire, and Elizabeth, daughter of Sir James Harrington, of Hornby, Lancashire, he married (1) Anne, daughter of William, Lord Parr, of Horton, by whom he had two sons, and (2) Lettice, relict of Sir Robert Lee, who predeceased him without issue.
He was chosen sheriff of Northamtonshire in 1524, 1539, 1545, and 1555, and returned as member for the county in 1541 and twice in 1554.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/15037b.htm   (467 words)

  
 Hospitallers of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem Caring for the Sick Giclee Print by Philippe Thomassin at ...
Hospitallers of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem Caring for the Sick Giclee Print by Philippe Thomassin at AllPosters.com
Hospitallers of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem Caring for the Sick by Philippe Thomassin
Hospitallers of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem Caring for the Sick
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 KnightsOfMaltaCopticCatholic.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The history of Christianity is interwoven with the exploits of the Knights of the Sovereign Order of the Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem (O.S.J.).
Towards the end of the eleventh century, a group of Benedictine monks established themselves permanently in Jerusalem to serve the pilgrims in their hospital.
The Order of St. John of Jerusalem Knights of Malta (O.S.J.) has therefore considered it appropriate to move actively into the service of the people, of God, of the Holy Roman and Coptic Churches and whoever requests it without delay and without compromise.
www.knightsofmaltacopticcatholic.com /index.html   (1069 words)

  
 ++ Little Gidding Church - A list of rectors ++
Prior and Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem
Hildebrande Inge, Locum Tenens of Prior of St John of Jerusalem
During this time he restored the church to the state we see it today, with the plain stone front; his brother John remained Lord of the Manor until 1748, when the state passed out of the family
www.littlegiddingchurch.org.uk /lgchtmlfiles/lghist2.html   (258 words)

  
 A Johannita Rend Magyar Tagozata
Construction of a fortress by the Hospitallers on St Margaret's Island on the Danube across Buda.
St Jean d'Acre, the last Christian stronghold in the Holy Land, is conquered by the Mameluks.
On Feb 14 1456, the franciscan frier St John Capistrano took the cross at Buda and was authorized to preach the crusade - he was said to have raised 27,000 men in Hungary alone.
www.johannita.hu /tortenelem.html   (6698 words)

  
 Knights of Malta Reformed Order of the Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
In regard to your other enquiry, I was originally made a Knight Grand Cross of Justice in a branch of Knights of Malta Sovereign Order of the Hospitallers of Saint John of Jerusalem, (OSJ) operating mostly in the United States, Italy, Japan, Australia, South America and Belgium.
The current name is: Knights of Malta Sovereign Order of Reformed Hospitallers of Saint John of Jerusalem.
The Links are provided for those who wish to discover more about the Orders of St. John, and their various claims.
www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk /church/kposj/reformed.htm   (510 words)

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