Religious order emblem (Hospitalis Sancti Iohannis Hierosolymitani Conventus Milites)
Spatial:
Settlement: Rodos (city)
Area: Castle of Rodos
Temporal:
1476 - 1484
Description:
Historical Notice: A crusader institution par excellence, the Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem adopted naturally as its emblem a white cross on a red field (in heraldic terminology “Gules a cross argent”). Even after the adoption of the eight-pointed cross (Maltese cross) in the 16th c., the simple Greek cross was still used in most heraldic depictions.
Institute of Neohellenic Research/ National Hellenic Research Foundation
Research Supervisor:
Leonidas Kallivretakis
Rights Holder:
Institute of Neohellenic Research/ National Hellenic Research Foundation
Is Part Of:
81400301,010101
Subjects:
Heraldic Monument
Coat of arms
Heraldry
Emblem
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