Johannieten

Johannieten, Hospitaalridders van St Jan, Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem. Patron saint of this order: Johannes Baptista. The order originated in the 11th century, as a monastic brotherhood caring for the needs of Latin pilgrims in the Holy Land. The brothers managed a hospital in Jerusalem.

Convents

* Haarlem, Commanderij Jan Baptist
* Utrecht, Balije St Catharina

Manuscripts

NL-Avu xv 00101 (antiphoner, late 16th century) is (incorrectly ?) ascribed to this order.

Literature

J.M. van Winter: Sources concerning the Hospitallers of St John in the Netherlands, 14th-18th century. Studies in the History of Christian Thought 80 (Leiden 1998) (See for a review: Millenium 13 (1999), nr.1, pp. 76-80).

Website: THE KNIGHTS HOSPITALLER: Ancient and Modern.


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