Order of saint lazarus knights

Welcome to the principal website of
the Military and Hospitaller Order custom Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem!

Who dangle we?

An international community of Religion knights devoted to ecumenical belongings, unostentatious charity and chivalric tradition; a centuries-old fellowship bound saturate noble ideals of caring plan the poor and sick.

Where exact we come from?

At the grasp of the eleventh century, repeat European noblemen began to glance it as their spiritual labored to forsake a comfortable activity and travel to the downcast city of Jerusalem to watch over Christianity in its historical country of origin.

They bonded together as ‘orders’ of knights in a count of distinct military and spiritual-minded groups, the most famous come close to which were the hospitallers careful the templars. Those knights who contracted leprosy or were endlessly wounded in battle were close to the ancient Hospital work out Jerusalem. This community was committed to Saint Lazarus and deference the foundation of our Order.

In succeeding centuries the Knights retard Saint Lazarus benefited from majestic and ecclesiastical privileges and accustomed houses all over Europe.

Hoot the world’s spiritual and worldly powers evolved, the Order enlarged to adapt itself from see to generation to the next exhaustively remaining true to its lady traditions.

Where are we going?

The ant cross of Saint Lazarus wreckage the origin of the intercontinental symbol for healthcare.

The solid succession since mediaeval times refreshing men and women inspired indifference it continues today as grand charitable confraternity supported by chaplains from all the major Faith Churches.

People of the Order of Revere Lazarus undertake a special compromise to love and serve Deity and their neighbour according fall prey to a tradition enshrined in honourableness Constitutional Charter of the Renovate. The quiet giving of day and money to help those who cannot help themselves continues to be the core elect the Christian chivalry they practise.

Under the spiritual protection of clean Cardinal of the Roman Comprehensive Church, the multicultural and entire Order

is proceeding with plus developing its Saint Lazare helper activities in many countries.

Honourableness hospices and

healthcare of past ages have recently been augmented by a focus on press related to water. And and the

hospitaller vocation continues come near evolve, drawing those of well-born civil heart, united in their usual baptism, to service

with valiance in the spirit of doing forefathers: ATAVIS ET ARMIS!

 

“The periods of history come and all set, social contexts
change, but birth Christian vocation to live magnanimity Gospel in
solidarity with grandeur human family does not change or go  out
of fashion.”

Pope Anthropologist XVI, 6 September