Leper knights : the order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem in England, c.1150-1544 /
One of the most unusual contributions to the crusading era was the idea of the leper knight - a response to the scourge of leprosy and the shortage of fighting men which beset the Latin kingdom in the twelfth century. The Order of St Lazarus, which saw the idea become a reality, founded establishmen...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Woodbridge, Suffolk, U.K. ; Rochester, N.Y. :
Boydell Press
2003.
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| Series: | Studies in the history of medieval religion ;
v. 20. |
| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvc16js5 |
| Summary: | One of the most unusual contributions to the crusading era was the idea of the leper knight - a response to the scourge of leprosy and the shortage of fighting men which beset the Latin kingdom in the twelfth century. The Order of St Lazarus, which saw the idea become a reality, founded establishments across Western Europe to provide essential support for its hospitaller and military vocations. This book explores the important contribution of the English branch of the order, which by 1300 managed a considerable estate from its chief preceptory at Burton Lazars in Leicestershire. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xx, 320 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-290) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1846151023 9781846151026 0851158935 9780851158938 1843830671 9781843830672 |
| ISSN: | 0955-2480 ; |