Knights of Saint Catherine 1 and the Sword 2

Knights of the Order of Saint Catherine 1 and the Order of the Sword 2. The Order of Saint Catherine was formed by Christian princes to protect pilgrims who visited the relics of St. Catherine on Mount Sinai from the 11th to the 15th centuries. The Order of the Sword or the Sword-bearers was a military order founded to mount a crusade (unsuccessful) against the pagans of Prussia in the 13th century. Copied from an illustration by Christoph Weigel in Philipp Bonanni's Ritter-Ordern, 1728. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and Middle Ages, Vienna, 1802

Antique Print Chivalry Christoph Weigel Crusade Cuirass Middle Ages Military Order Pagans Philipp Bonanni Pilgrims Relics Ritter-ordern Robert Spallart Robert Von Spalart

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