“St. John”

The following 2 entries include the term St. John.

Brother Hospitaler of St. John of God

: a member of a Roman Catholic religious institute founded in 1540 at Granada, Spain, and devoted especially to the care of the sick

Knight of St. John of Jerusalem

noun

: hospitaler


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