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Teutonic Order

A German religious military order of knights, priests, and laymen. It originated during the Third Crusade (1190 AD) when citizens of Bremen and Lubeck established a field hospital at the siege of Acre.

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A German religious military order of knights, priests, and laymen. The order originated through the efforts of the citizens of Bremen and Lubeck to establish a field hospital at the siege of Acre (1190 AD) during the Third Crusade.

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  1. 1.Jerald C. Brauer and B. A. Gerrish, ed. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971). 812Original citation: Brauer, Jerald C., and B. A. Gerrish, eds. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971, 812.

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