Medieval and modern times : an introduction to the history of western Europe form the dissolution of the Roman empire to the present time . , those of the monkand of the soldier. They permitteda man to be both at once; theknight might wear a monkishcowl over his coat of armor. The Hospitalers grew out ofa monastic association that was•formed before the First Crusadefor the succor of the poor and sickamong the pilgrims. Later thesociety admitted noble knights toits membership and became a mili-tary order, at the same time con-tinuing its care for the sick. Thischaritable association, like theea
Medieval and modern times : an introduction to the history of western Europe form the dissolution of the Roman empire to the present time . , those of the monkand of the soldier. They permitteda man to be both at once; theknight might wear a monkishcowl over his coat of armor. The Hospitalers grew out ofa monastic association that was•formed before the First Crusadefor the succor of the poor and sickamong the pilgrims. Later thesociety admitted noble knights toits membership and became a mili-tary order, at the same time con-tinuing its care for the sick. Thischaritable association, like theearlier monasteries, received gen-erous gifts of land in westernEurope and built and controlledmany fortified monasteries in theHoly Land itself. After the evacu-ation of Syria in the thirteenthcentury, the Hospitalers movedtheir headquarters to the island ofRhodes, and later to Malta. Theorder still exists, and it is considered a distinction to this day tohave the privilege of wearing its emblem, the cross of Malta. Before the Hospitalers were transformed into a militaryorder, a little group of French knights banded together in 1119. Fig. 47. Costume of theHospitalers The Hospitaler here repre-sented bears the peculiarMaltese cross on his crucifix indicates his reli-gious character, but his swordand the armor which he wearsbeneath his long gown enabledhim to fight as well as prayand succor the wounded The Crusades ijf^ to defend pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem from the attacks iiie•of the infidel. They were assigned quarters in the kings palace ^P^^at Jerusalem, on the site of the former Temple of Solomon;hence the name Templars, which they were destined to renderfamous. The poor soldiers of the Temple were enthusiasti-cally approved by the Church. They wore a white cloak adornedwith a red cross, and were under a very strict monastic rulewhich bound them by the vows of obedience, poverty, andcelibacy. The fame of the order spread throughout Europe,and the most e
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