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The Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem was founded after the first Crusade captured Jerusalem in 1099.

The Order consisted of a group of Knights, men from noble European families who took vows of poverty, chastity, obedience and care of the sick. In Jerusalem, the Order established a hospital to care for sick pilgrims who had travelled to the Holy Land. Later it took on a military role, and took control of Crusader castles. The Order's hospitals treated the sick and wounded without distinction of race, colour or creed.

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