knights of the Teutonic Order
The Order of The Teutonic Knights of St.
Mary's Hospital in Jerusalem 1190-2010
The German Order of The Teutonic Knights of Christ in Jerusalem.
The Teutonic Order was founded in 1190 during the siege of Acre, when a hospital brotherhood was established to care for the many sick German crusaders. It was given a building after the conquest of the city, and in 1198 was turned into a military-monastic order on the model of the Hospitallers of Saint John and the Templars. This creation reflected the growing involvement of the Hohenstaufen dynasty in the Holy Land.





