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The Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (Knights of St. John, and commonly called the Knights Hospitalers) is formed in Jerusalem. Originally organized to provide medical care to pilgrims to the holy city, it is reconstituted as a military order (although hospital work continued). Retreating in the face of constant Muslim pressure, the order moves to several locations in the Mediterranean, settling in Malta in 1530.
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