- Knights Hospitaller (Knights of Malta): Founded around 1099 in Jerusalem by Blessed Gerard to run a hospital caring for sick and poor pilgrims. They later militarized to protect pilgrims and defend Christian territories.
- Knights Templar: Founded around 1119 by Hugues de Payens specifically as a military force to protect travelers along dangerous pilgrim roads to Jerusalem. They had no initial medical or hospital mission.
Malta is an island in the Mediterranean
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