umerous leprosaria, or leper hospitals, sprang up in the Middle Ages; Matthew Paris, a Benedictine Monk, estimated that in the early thirteenth century there were 19,000 across Europe.[84] The first recorded Leper colony was in Harbledown. These institutions were run along monastic lines and, while lepers were encouraged to live in these monastic-type establishments, this was for their own health as well as quarantine. Indeed, some medieval sources indicate belief that those suffering from leprosy were considered to be going through Purgatory on Earth, and for this reason their suffering was considered holier than the ordinary person's. More frequently, lepers were seen to exist in a place between life and death: they were still alive, yet many chose or were forced to ritually separate themselves from mundane existence.[85] The Order of Saint Lazarus was a hospitaller and military order of monks that began as a leper hospital outside Jerusalem in the twelfth century and remained associated with leprosy throughout its history. The first monks in this order were leper knights and they originally had leper grand masters, although these aspects of the order changed over the centuries.
Radegund was noted for washing the feet of lepers. Orderic Vitalis writes of a monk, Ralf, who was so overcome by the plight of lepers that he prayed to catch leprosy himself (which he eventually did). The leper would carry a clapper and bell to warn of his approach, and this was as much to attract attention for charity as to warn people that a diseased person was near.
devine martin on 23 Dec 09these a good movie but were not done yet i cant wait
adonys conde on 23 Dec 09kingdom of heaven is more than just a film full of blood and violance and muslims its about one person named Balian of Iblein who lived his life as a slave and then found his father who was a crusader,but sadly shortly after they meet his father died and then he became a knight and took a journy to jerusalem and thats all I known
Genesis Nunez on 05 Jan 10Kingdom of Heaven is an amazing movie it shows you why the army add to go from water to water if not they will die but shows you lots more
lezlie gonzalez on 05 Jan 10kingdome of heaven shows you a little bit how the crusades were. it was almost like the real one but they added a little hollywood to it
it is crazy how we no all of this stuuf. its is cool how can acted it out and do it exactly hoiw they did it. its alsome
Kingdom Of Heaven shows you some things about the crusaders. this movie was good.
"Kingdom of Heaven"
