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Order of the Garter
The Most Noble Order of the Garter is the highest order of knighthood in Britain and the most exclusive with traditionally only 24 knights as full members at any one time, along with the reigning monarch and the Prince of Wales. Created by...
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Benedictine Abbey of Monte Cassino
Benedictine Abbey of Monte Cassino, Italy.
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Knights Templar
The Knights Templar were established c. 1119 and given papal recognition in 1129. It was a Catholic medieval military order whose members combined martial prowess with a monastic life to defend Christian holy sites and pilgrims in the Middle...
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Extent of the Teutonic Order c. 1300 CE
A map indicating the commanderies and territories (shaded blue) under the control of the Teutonic Order c. 1300 CE.
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Teutonic Knight
A medieval Teutonic Knight was a member of the Catholic military Deutscher Orden or Teutonic Order, officially founded in March 1198 CE. The first mission of the Teutonic knights was to help retake Jerusalem from the Arabs in the Third Crusade...
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Knights Hospitaller
The Knights Hospitaller was a medieval Catholic military order founded in 1113 CE with the full name of 'Knights of the Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem'. After their base was relocated to Rhodes in the early 14th century...
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Star of the Order of the Garter
The star of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, a chivalric order created by Edward III c, 1348 CE and still in existence today. It is the most senior order of knighthood in Britain. (Tallinn Museum of Orders of Knighthood, Estonia)
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Order of the Garter Badge
The badge of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, a chivalric order created by Edward III c, 1348 CE and still in existence today. It is the most senior order of knighthood in Britain.
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Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair (UNESCO/NHK)
The Convent of Müstair, which stands in a valley in the Grisons, is a good example of Christian monastic renovation during the Carolingian period. It has Switzerland's greatest series of figurative murals, painted c. A.D. 800, along with...
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Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair (UNESCO/NHK)
The Convent of Müstair, which stands in a valley in the Grisons, is a good example of Christian monastic renovation during the Carolingian period. It has Switzerland's greatest series of figurative murals, painted c. A.D. 800, along with...
