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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| Formato: | Licensed eBooks |
| Idioma: | inglês |
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Woodbridge, Suffolk, U.K. ; Rochester, N.Y. :
Boydell Press
2003.
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| coleção: | Studies in the history of medieval religion ;
v. 20. |
| Acesso em linha: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvc16js5 |
Sumário:
- Lepers and knights
- Lands and patrons
- Crusading, crisis and revival
- Land and livelihood
- Care and community
- Privileges, pardons and parishes
- Dissolution and dispersal
- Conclusion
- Appendix 1: Masters-General of the Order of St. Lazarus, Masters of Burton Lazars and its daughter houses
- Appendix 2: Letters of confraternity and indulgence
- Appendix 3: The Valor Ecclesiasticus (1535).