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The '''Knights of St. John''', also known as the '''Knights Hospitaller''' were a medieval military order. They originally cared for sick and wounded pilgrims, but gradually developed, and became an autonomous order dedicated to fighting [[Islam|Muslims]] in the [[Crusades]]. After the [[Holy Land]] was conquered my the Muslims, they relocated to [[Rhodes]], and eventually to [[Malta]], over which they ruled. <ref> http://www.orderofmalta.org/site/storia.asp?idlingua=5</ref>.
Today, the order survives in the form of the '''Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes, and of Malta'''.
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Today, the order survives in the form of the '''Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes, and of Malta'''.
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