Did you know that the Knights Hospitaller began as a group of monks in Jerusalem around 1080, dedicated to caring for sick and injured pilgrims? They established a hospital under the guidance of Brother Gerard, which laid the foundation for their future endeavors.
The Sovereign Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem is registered as a charity in the appropriate nation of each Grand Priory, and carries out humanitarian and hospitaller activities worldwide, tending to the sick, the poor and the homeless, as well as those affected by war and famine.
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