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Knights of the Cross: Just the facts... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13) |
 | | Knights of the Cross with red star (Ordo Militaris Crucigerorum cum Rubea Stella) is a religious order (A subdivision of a larger religious group) originating from Bohemia (A historical area and former kingdom in the Czech Republic), devoted mainly to offering medical care. |
 | | Twelve days later the pope formally assigned these to the recently confirmed Knights of the Cross, who were to hold them forever in fief to the Holy See, on condition of the yearly payment of a nominal sum. |
 | | Many knights have won enviable reputations in the world of learning, among others Mikuláš Kozař of Kozařov (died 1592), a celebrated mathematician and astronomer; Jan František Beckovský (1658 - 1725), who established at Prague an herbarium (additional info and facts about herbarium) which is still in existence, and Zimmermann, the historian. |
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