2006-12-17 23:57:40 · 4 answers · asked by Lai Yu Zeng 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
A medieval military order modelled on the Hospitallers of St. John, which changed its residence as often as the latter. These residences, marking as many stages in its development, are: (1) Accon (Acre), its cradle in Palestine (1190-1309); (2) Marienburg, Prussia, the centre of its temporal domination as a military principality (1309-1525); (3) Mergentheim in Franconia, which inherited its diminished possessions after the loss of Prussia (1524-1805); (4) finally, Vienna in Austria, where the order has gathered the remains of its revenues and survives as a purely hospital order. A Protestant branch likewise subsists in Holland.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14541b.htm
2006-12-18 00:16:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Christian order that was emerged at the beginning of this millennium. This order consisted of German people. Somehow this order was mentioned that it had a connection with The Priory of Sion that was established a little bit earlier in the Holy Land, Palestine.
2006-12-18 00:13:47 · answer #2 · answered by Fun Fearless!! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was a Germanic order of knights that had serious disagreements with the Slavs. And btw, the Priory of Sion was founded in the 1950's. Please do not consider that 'Holy Blood, Holy Grail' is history. It s not, there is no evidence to support those claims.
2006-12-18 02:06:01 · answer #3 · answered by Elizabeth Howard 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teutonic_Order
2006-12-18 00:06:24 · answer #4 · answered by jotusery 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋