Republic of Cyprus Cyprus Island_Knights of St. John
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Site Inside the castle of Kyrenia
Kyrenia Castle
The medieval town remains intact on the Island of Rhodes in the Aegean Sea.
It was found from the literature that the Knights who built it were chased from the sanctuary of Jerusalem and first crossed the Island of Cyprus.
1025 St. Nicholas Church World Heritage Site
1048 Started construction of a hospital and medical activities for the care of pilgrims in the sacred place of Jerusalem.
1080 Established a knight group for the purpose of charity. During the Crusades, he went to the Order of Religious Knights for military purposes
1291 to 1187. Taken by Islamic Army from Jerusalem to Cyprus. Constructed Kolossiou Castle and Cyprus Castle (about 100 people).
1309 from Cyprus to Rhodes (Greece).
Until the beginning of the 16th century, there were (500) knights at that time engaged in philanthropic and trading activities.
200,000 soldiers on the slum side and the Knights (7,000) were engaged and defeated (including miscellaneous soldiers).
1522 from Rhodes to Malta (Republic of Malta).
In the latter half of the 16th century, a religious revolution was carried out, but its existence value gradually diminished.
1798 Napoleon occupies Malta.
Knights of St. John
