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commencement of the crusades. as early as , some merchants from amalfi, in naples, being struck with the misery to which the pilgrims were exposed on their road to the holy land, obtained permission of the caliph of egypt, to erect a church and build a monastery near the site of the holy sepulchre at jerusalem
dedicated to st. john the baptist. they entertained all pilgrims that came for devotion, and cure, the diseased among them. they became eminent for their devotion, charity, and hospitality. st. john the baptist, being their patron, they were called brethren hospitallers of st. john page the baptist of jerusalem...
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