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.
Jaqueline Ruiz on 15 Dec 09a knite Hospitaller is a person that is a doctaer a warrior and a priest at the same time durring wars or battles.It is a Cristian thing.It began as an Amalfitan hospital which was fpounded iin Jerusalem in 1099
Steven Ramos on 15 Dec 09They were doctor and warrior.Only the christian did it.They were doing all while the battle is going on.These men were crazy.
Veronica Rodriguez on 16 Dec 09These people had whight crosses on their sheilds. Instead of having red crosses like the other preists. These people sound more like preists. Because they have the color whight instead of a dark color like red .
adonys conde on 16 Dec 09wow healing soldris dering battle is crazy
Alex Cruz on 16 Dec 09These people had whight crosses on their sheilds. Instead of having red crosses like the other preists. These people sound more like preists. Because they have the color whight instead of a dark color like red .
jessica dejesus on 16 Dec 09He was a crazy solider.he was crazy with the battles .he a doctor prest and soilder.
Jihad Little on 16 Dec 09yeah thats crazy.... a doctor preist and soldier.
KENNY BATISTA on 18 Dec 09a knite Hospitaller is a person that is a doctaer a warrior and a priest at the same time durring wars or battles
Alberto Torres on 21 Dec 09a hospitaller was a doctor priest and warrior.
devine martin on 22 Dec 09they dress in black and would blieve god is with them to help them
They were very heplful during war. They could cure alot of things to. One of them look out the spear that when in godfreys arm. It looked very stock in. They were very talented and they took it out.
"provide care for poor, sick or injured pilgrims to the Holy Land"
