knights hospitaller
11Knights Templar — The Knights Templar derived their name from having been the occupants of part of the place where Solomon s Temple used to be. (They were known first and fully as the Poor Knights of the Temple of Solomon.) The order was founded by Hugues de Payns …
12Knights of Malta — • The most important of all the military orders, both for the extent of its area and for its duration Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Knights of Malta Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem …
13hospitaller — Hospitaler Hos pi*tal*er, n. [Written also {hospitaller}.] [F. hospitalier. See {Hospital}, and cf. {Hostler}.] 1. One residing in a hospital, for the purpose of receiving the poor, the sick, and strangers. [1913 Webster] 2. One of an order of… …
14Hospitaller — /ˈhɒspətələ/ (say hospuhtuhluh) noun a member of a religious and military order of Knights Hospitallers, also called Knights of St John of Jerusalem, which was founded about the time of the first Crusade (1096–99) from a hospital and hostel… …
15Knights of Malta — the order of Hospitalers. * * * or Hospitallers in full (since 1961) Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta. Religious order founded at Jerusalem in the 11th century to care for sick pilgrims.… …
16History of the Knights Templar — The history of the Knights Templar incorporates about two centuries during the Middle Ages, from the Order s founding in the early 1100s, to when it was disbanded in the early 1300s.Rise..Little was heard of the Order for their first nine years.… …
17Teutonic Knights — This article is about the religious order. For the state, see State of the Teutonic Order. For the historical novel, see The Knights of the Cross. For the film, see Knights of the Teutonic Order (film). Teutonic Knights Coat of arms …
18Scottish Knights Templar — [ frame|right|100px|The Eight Pointed Cross of The Scottish Knights Templar from the Scottish Knights Templar website [http://www.skt.org.uk] ] [ frame|right|150px|The Cross Pattee of The Scottish Knights Templar from the Scottish Commandery of… …
19Grand Masters of the Knights Templar — Each man who held the position of Grand Master of the Knights Templar was the supreme commander of the Poor Fellow Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon (also known as the Knights Templar), starting with founder Hugues de Payens in 1118 …
20Grand Masters of the Teutonic Knights — Coat of arms of the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order. The grand master (German: Hochmeister; Latin: Magister generalis) is the holder of the supreme office of the Teutonic Order. It is equivalent to the grand master of other military orders …
