Knights of Rhodes

Knights of Rhodes
Knights of Rhodes,
the Knights Hospitalers, who ruled on Rhodes from 1310 to 1522.

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  • Rhodes — /rohdz/, n. 1. Cecil John, 1853 1902, English colonial capitalist and government administrator in southern Africa. 2. James Ford, 1848 1927, U.S. historian. 3. a Greek island in the SE Aegean, off the SW coast of Turkey: the largest of the… …   Universalium

  • Rhodes — Infobox Greek Isles name = Rhodes native name = Ρόδος skyline = Maltan knights castle in rh.jpg sky caption = Palace of the Grand Master in the city of Rhodes coordinates = coord|36|10|N|28|00|E|region:GR 81 type:isle… …   Wikipedia

  • Knights Hospitallers —    Also known as the Knights of Rhodes and the Knights of Malta, a religious order originally founded to provide hospitality for pilgrims and crusaders in the Holy Land …   Who’s Who in Christianity

  • RHODES — (Rhodos), Greek island in the Aegean Sea, with city of the same name. It is the largest of the Dodecanese Islands in the Aegean Sea and also known as the Island of Roses. Ancient Period The biblical reference to Rhodes is in Genesis 10:4–5.… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Rhodes — • A titular metropolitan of the Cyclades Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Rhodes     Rhodes     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Rhodes — knights of See Hospitallers …   Medieval glossary

  • Rhodes (city) — This article is about the Greek city of Rhodes. For other uses, see Rhodes (disambiguation). Rhodes Ρόδος View of the harbour …   Wikipedia

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