medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
You're so very lucky to be in England - I envy you. This website is the
best starting place. You realize that this organization has open
membership via the St. John Fellowship, and St. John's Ambulance (AKA
White Cross). In the USA it is a very small group of people, sometimes
and some places being a very closed society of only the wealthiest Knights
and Ladies. I am a memeber of the Chapter #144 of the St. John
Fellowship, located back in Houston, Texas.
http://www.saintjohn.org/
Please let me and/or the list know more about the happenings in you town.
Stephen M. Collins
Charleston, South Carolina
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
> Since there seems to be an interest in surviving medieval religious
> practices, I thought members of the list may like to know that on Sunday
> there will be
> a procession of Knights Hospitallers in the village of Little Maplestead
> in
> north Essex - the village was given to the order in 1185 and according to
> the
> local paper a procession and service has been held in the village every
> year
> since. The service will be held in the church of St. John the Baptist -
> more
> commonly know as the Round church since, like the more well-known church
> in
> Cambridge, it is round. The paper claims it was because the tomb of Jesus
> was
> round, but I (knowing nothing of the Knights Hospitallers) assume it was
> because
> the Church of the Holy Sepulchre was round. Any advice on beginners'
> reading
> about the Knights Hospitallers would be welcome.
> with best wishes Cate Gunn
>
>
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