Knights Hospitallers
Britishnoun
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Also called: Knights of St John of Jerusalem. Full name: Knights of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. a military religious order founded about the time of the first crusade (1096–99) among European crusaders. It took its name from a hospital and hostel in Jerusalem
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See Hospitaller
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There stood a small manor belonging to the Knights Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem.
From Time Magazine Archive
"To the Knights Hospitallers," said the Abbot; "I have a brother of their order."
From Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott
A Poetical Dialogue between a Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitallers and a Genoese Sea-captain, his guest.
From Ideal Commonwealths by Sir Saint Thomas More
The Knights Hospitallers, in the person of their Master, Raymund, were in 1151 A.D. put in charge of the foundation.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Winchester A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Philip Walsingham Sergeant
In 1086 the town included fees of the bishop, the dean and chapter, and the Knights Hospitallers, but was otherwise royal demesne.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
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