Increased call for the order’s protection brought about the need for the St. Johns’ Chapter House. Though the Hospitallers’ reputation as warriors of salvation has not diminished, the reality is that the order has become a small military power in its own right.
騎士團自身安全需求令建立騎士分團成為必然。儘管醫院騎士們仍然以救助苦難聞名於世,但整個團體已逐漸演化為職業性軍事組織,為自己的利益服務 |