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Topic: Russian tradition of the Knights Hospitaller


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  Monastery
According to tradition, in the third century St. Anthony was the first Christian to adopt this lifestyle.
Saint Saba organized the monks of the Judean Desert in a monastery close to Betlehem (483), and this is considered the mother of all monasteries of the Eastern Orthodox churches.
Forest monasteries- most commonly found in the Theravada traditions of Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka- are monasteries dedicated primarily to the study of Buddhist meditation, rather than scholarship or ceremonial duties.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/m/mo/monastery.html   (2115 words)

  
 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Knights Templar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Templar Knights were identifiable by their white surcoat with distinct red cross emblazoned above the heart or on the chest, as seen in many portrayals of crusading knights.
The mythos of the Knights Templar as keepers and defenders of the Holy Grail is a central plot point in Umberto Eco's novel Foucault's Pendulum (1988).
The mythos of the Knights Templar as keepers and defenders of the Holy Grail is also a central plot point in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989).
www.hallencyclopedia.com /Knights_Templar   (3443 words)

  
 History of the Order of St. John   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Priory of Dacia of the Russian Grand Priory.
The survival of the Russian tradition of St. John
Portrait of a Knight of Rhodes, by Pinturicchio
www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk /church/oosj/history.htm   (1705 words)

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