UPLASASE-LAS1084-SEM2-AE-2024-5-F - L-Università ta' Malta

Course Title

LAS1084 - History of the Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus

MQF Level

Duration and Credits

Semester 2

4 ECTS

Mode of Study

Part-Time Evening

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This micro-credential is offered as part of the programme for the Liberal Arts and Sciences and will only be offered subject to a minimum number of applications received. More information can be found on the PLAS website.

The aftermath of the First Crusade saw the development of a number of Military Monastic Orders specifically set up to cater for the needs of the pilgrims to the Holy Land. These had a varied development throughout the subsequent centuries. The study unit centres on the development of one particular Crusader Monastic & Military Hospitaller Order which catered specifically for the victims of leprosy. This Order was to find itself in close association with the Order of the Temple during the Outremer Period but survived that Order’s abolition. It finally settled its grand magistry in France but had other major holdings in the Kingdom of Two Sicilies, England, Central Europe and Hungary. These different groups were to eventually break off relations between each other, some falling on the wayside as a result of the Ottoman European incursion and the Reformation. This left two main fractions – one in France supported by the French king and the second in the Kingdom of two Sicilies eventually linked to the Duchy of Savoy. The French Revolution and its aftermath together with the Risorgimento had significant effects on the subsequent histories of these two branches. These two Orders still exist in modern times.

Main Reading List

C. Savona-Ventura. Hospitaller Knights of Saint Lazarus. Lulu Inc., U.S.A., 2019 [ISBN 9-789995-714390]
Sancti Lazari Ordinis Academia Internationalis Website: https://mhoslj.weebly.com /

Supplementary Reading List

Further supplementary reading material will be provided during the course.

Study-unit Aims

The unit aims to give a deeper understanding of the developmental history of the Order of Saint Lazarus and separate myth from documented history reviewing the history of the Order right through to the present times.

Learning Outcomes: Knowledge and Understanding

By the end of the Unit the student will be able to:

Describe the developmental history of the Order of Saint Lazarus from its conception to modern times;
Relate the history of the Order of St. Lazarus with that of other similar Orders including the Templar and Hospitaller Crusader Orders;
Interpret the history of the Order of St Lazarus with the political events prevalent in the various European regions throughout the centuries;
Demonstrate how the history of the Order of St Lazarus links with the changes in the epidemiology of leprosy in Europe and the prevalent attitudes existing towards the disease.

Learning Outcomes: Skills

By the end of the Unit the student will be able to:

Appraise what is historically documented fact based on primary sources and what has been fabricated in attempts to aggrandize or diminish the perceptions about the Order;
Evaluate the changing relevance of the Order in European society throughout the centuries of its existence;
Argue the current relevance of the International-based Order in the modern world.

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