Tuesday, May 17, 2011

What were the military orders of the knight?

The first military order was the order of the temple, formed in the kingdom of Jerusalem in January of 1120. Another order was the order of hospitals, the knights hospitaler was an international military religious order that started in the city of Jerusalem. Hospitalers were originally started to help provide hospital services, but over time they began to go into military responsibilities and they became involved in defensive systems too. The Templars and hospitalers became supernatural religious orders, whose operations on the frontiers of Christendom were supported by donations of land, money and privileges from across Latin Christendom.
      Some military orders were far more localized in their landholdings and vocation: for instance, the Momeal Del Campo was founded by king Alfonso of Aragon in 1122 at Belchite, to defend the southern frontier of his kingdom against the moors (Muslims). Several military orders were started during the 12th and 13th century. Missionary bishops set up military orders to defend converts to Christianity in Livonia and Prussia against their Pagon neighbors.

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