The Foundation of the Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem

The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem (official names: Latin: Ordo domus Sanctæ Mariæ Theutonicorum Hierosolymitanorum, German: Orden der Brüder vom Deutschen Haus der Heiligen Maria in Jerusalem), commonly the Teutonic Order (today: German Order [Deutscher Orden], also Deutschherrenorden or Deutschritterorden), is a Catholic religious order originally founded as a military order in the 12th century in Acre.

The Order was formed to aid Christians on their pilgrimages to the Holy Land and to establish hospitals. Its members have commonly been known as the Teutonic Knights, having a small voluntary and mercenary military membership, serving as a crusading military order for protection of Christians in the Holy Land and the Baltics during the Middle Ages. www.TeutonicOrder.com

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• Next month, 10th September, 04:00 pm, Commemoration Day - Associates and Benefactors - Teutonic Order in Walldürn
• Happening on, 2nd February, 03:00 pm, The Commemoration Day of the Parents of the Brothers and Sisters of the Teutonic Order - Deutscher Orden in Walldürn