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020			_a080282109X (alk. paper)
035			_a(Sirsi) i9780802821096
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050	0	0	_aCR 4701 _b.W35 2003
090			_aCR 4701 .W35 2003
100	1		_aWalsh, Michael J., _d1937-
245	1	0	_aWarriors of the Lord : _bthe military orders of Christendom / _cMichael Walsh.
250			_aNorth American ed.
260			_aGrand Rapids, Mich. : _bW.B. Eerdmans, _c2003.
300			_a208 p. : _bill. (some col.), col. maps ; _c29 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 204-205) and index.
520			_aThe great religious orders of Christianity--the Benedictines, the Dominicans, the Franciscans, the Jesuits--are well known for their monasteries, their learning, and their missions around the world. But in the Middle Ages and beyond, there was another kind of religious order whose profession it was to bear arms in defense of Christendom. This illustrated work tells the extraordinary story of the military orders of the Church. From their humble beginnings in the early twelfth century as caretakers of the sick and protectors of pilgrims to the Holy Land, military religious orders quickly expanded their numbers and goals. They not only fought for the holy places but also helped turn back the advance of Muslim armies into western Europe and aided the spread of Christianity to lands along the Baltic. The Knights of St. John, the Knights Templar, the Knights of Santiago and of Calatrava, the Teutonic Knights, and other formal military orders played a fearsome, sometimes brutal, but currently neglected role in the history of Christianity. Coupling a narrative with historic art, Michael Walsh examines the development, beliefs, spirituality, and cultural contributions of these determined soldier-monks. Walsh draws on a wide range of historical documents, introducing readers to the missions, lifestyles, writings, and buildings of the various military orders and highlighting their spiritual, intellectual, artistic, and educational legacies.
650		0	_aMilitary religious orders _xHistory.
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