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Meanings of knights of saint john in English
Russian
иоанниты Portuguese
ordem de são joão Catalan
orde hospitaler Spanish
orden de san juan de jerusalen 
Medieval and early modern Catholic military order.
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Examples for "hospitallers"
Examples for "hospitallers"
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All the hospitallers took the Sacrament as frequently as possible.
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Thus the number of lady-hospitallers increased year by year.
3
M. de Salmon-Roquebert repeated the cry, which the regulations required the hospitallers to raise at each fresh immersion.
4
The Sisters had to carry her in their arms, and on reaching the piscina the lady-hospitallers wouldn't bathe her.
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Some other lady-hospitallers were now arriving, quite a hiveful of busy bees, all eager to start on their work.
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"Here," said Kennedy, "you have all that remains of the famous Order of Saint John of Jerusalem.
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In the Middle Ages there were orders of Hospitallers, consisting of laymen, monks, and knights, who devoted themselves entirely to the care of the sick.
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It once belonged to the Knights of St. John, whence its name.
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It seems unromantic; but THESE were not the romantic Knights of St. John.
3
Grandmaster of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, and defender of Malta against Solyman in 1565.
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But the most pitiable of all the galley slaves were those of the knights of St. John of Malta.
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Their bravery and good conduct gained them the esteem and respect of all the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem.
Usage of knights of saint john in English
1
These men were the members of that association first known as the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem, later as the Knights of Malta.
2
"Soldier and sailor too" were the bold Knights of Saint John; for them no toil was too arduous, no danger too great.
Translations for knights of saint john
Catalan
orde hospitalercavallers de rodesordre de sant joanhospitalers de sant joan de jerusalemcavallers d'acreordre de maltaorde dels hospitalers de sant joanorde de l'hospital de sant joan de jerusalemorde dels cavallers de sant joan de jerusalemorde hospitaler de sant joanorde de l'hospitalsantjoanistesorde de sant joan de jerusalemorde dels cavallers de rodesorde de sant joan de l'hospitalorde de rodesorde de malta