A military order is a Christian religious society of knights. The original military orders were the Knights Templar, the Knights Hospitallerand the Teutonic Knights. They arose in the Middle Ages in association with the Crusades, their members being dedicated to the protection of pilgrims and the defence of the Crusader states. They are the predecessors of the secular chivalric orders.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uppåkra
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uppåkra_temple
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Order_of_the_Seraphim
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serafimerlasarettet
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_order_(religious_society)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_Military_Order_of_Malta
A military order is a Christian religious society of knights. The original military orders were the Knights Templar, the Knights Hospitallerand the Teutonic Knights. They arose in the Middle Ages in association with the Crusades, their members being dedicated to the protection of pilgrims and the defence of the Crusader states. They are the predecessors of the secular chivalric orders.