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Happy Feast day of St. George

Who were the Teutonic Knights?
Teutonic Order, or Teutonic Knights officially House of the Hospitallers of Saint Mary of the Teutons, Religious order important in eastern Europe in the late Middle Ages. Founded in 1189–90 to nurse the sick in Palestine during the Third Crusade, it was militarized in 1198 and given land in Jerusalem and Germany. It transferred its base of operations to eastern Europe in the 13th century, gaining control of Prussia by 1283 and making Marienburg the centre of a military principality (1309–1525). The order extended its influence until it was defeated at the Battle of Tannenberg (1410). Another Polish victory in 1466 forced the knights to cede lands to Poland and become vassals of the Polish king. In 1525 the grand master in Prussia converted to Protestantism, dissolving the order in Prussia before Napoleon finally dissolved it completely.

Galley Slaves; one condemned to row in a galley till death. https://christianhistoryinstitute.org/magazine/article/life-as-a-galley-slave

Up to 12,000 Christian galley slaves were freed by the Holy League at Lepanto.

"For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories" ✠crusaderhistory

"Monks in a monastery courtyard" ✠

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Christian till death. And beyond the grave ✝️