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Knights of the Cross with the Red Star

LC control no.no2015013195
Descriptive conventionsrda
Corporate name headingKnights of the Cross with the Red Star
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Variant(s)Krzyżowcy z czerwoną gwiazdą
Military Order of the Crusaders of the Red Star
Křižovnický řád rytířů s červenou hvězdou
Ordo Militaris Crucigerorum cum Rubea Stella
O.M.C.R.S.
Beginning date1238
LocatedPrague (Czech Republic)
Found inWojtyla, Arkadiusz. Idea Ordo militaris w sztuce barokowej krzyzowcow z czerwona gwiazda, 2012: title page ( ... krzyżowców z czerwoną gwiazdą)
Wikipedia, Knights of the Cross with the Red Star, January 28, 2015 (Knights of the Cross with the Red Star, or Military Order of the Crusaders of the Red Star; Czech: Křižovnický řád rytířů s červenou hvězdou; Latin: Ordo Militaris Crucigerorum cum Rubea Stella; members use postnominal initials O.M.C.R.S.; order originating from Bohemia, devoted mainly to offering medical care; formally constituted an order by Pope Gregory IX in 1238; currently headquartered in Prague)