The Sword and the Green Cross
The Saga of the Knights of Saint Lazarus from the Crusades to the 21st Century
by Max J. Ellul
Published in 2011 by AuthorHouse
This book, available directly through the AuthorHouse website link below in hardcover and softcover volumes is a comprehensive review of the long history of the Order of Saint Lazarus Order from its early birth in the Holy Land during the Crusades.
The book is also available for purchase from amazon.com and other leading US and internet bookstores.
This publication has been hailed as ‘the most honest and carefully researched’ work on the Knights of Saint Lazarus to date and has a foreword by top international bestseller Tim Wallace Murphy. The tumultuous events surrounding the First Crusade and the ensuing centuries of struggle for the conquest of the Holy Land has reverberated throughout the centuries and affected our collective psyche to this date. ‘The Sword and the Green Cross’ offers a minutely researched analysis of the creation of one of the monastic and military Orders of the period: the Knights of Saint Lazarus.
Devoid of the chequered popularity of their contemporary Knights Templar or the Knights of Saint John, the Knights of Saint Lazarus, with their green cross and invariable care of lepers and other afflicted pilgrims, nobles, knights and peasantry, offer the reader a fascinating history of diplomacy, military exploits, survival instinct and a legacy which has permeated throughout time.
The book explores the Order’s birth in the Outremer, its expansion and Papal sponsorship, its constant interaction with the Templars and the Hospitallers and its tremendous growth in Europe which later justified its lengthy operations on the Continent even though the Holy Land was lost to the Crusades.
The book analyses its complete change from a Papal Order to a Monarchical Order under the benign overseeing of the French Kings and dwells at length on the immediate and long term ramifications of the French Revolution and the Order’s demise.
The ‘Sword and the Green Cross’ colourfully projects the period in which the Order flourished and illustrates prominent Lazarites from throughout the centuries. It also minutely dissects the modern day revivals of Lazarite organisations worldwide and, by means of hitherto unpublished documentation, sifts through the interpolated myths of such a revival and its magnetic allure to thousands worldwide.
With a forward by best-selling author Tim Wallace Murphy, ‘The Sword and the Green Cross’ is a must read for all history buffs and those into Muslim-Christian relations and chivalry.
http://www.authorhouse.com/Bookstore/BookDetail.aspx?BookId=SKU-000434346
The Green Eight Pointed Cross
The Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem throughout the ages
Edited by Max Joseph Ellul
Published in 2004 by Watermelon Publications
Edited and published in 2004, this 142 page hardcover volume is the publication which the Order of Saint Lazarus suggests as an introduction to each of its postulants. The direct and straightforward writing approach of the editor captures the history of the ages for the Order as well as a detailed account of the recent history of the United Grand Priories since its conception in 1995. The intent of the modern organization and its charitable work is also described in this interesting book. Learn more about the Order and its future by ordering this volume.
Price: 30 Euros (price includes shipping & handling)
Saint Lazarus Ties and Ladies' Scarves
Price: 20 Euros (price includes shipping & handling)
Female mantle on left, male mantle on right
Saint Lazarus Mantles
Prices:
Male Mantles 250 Euros (price excludes shipping & handling)
Female Mantles 320 Euros (price excludes shipping & handling)
The Christian Triangle is a Christian Craft manufacturing operation directed from the UK but which provides for hard needed artisan work in the Holy Land by means of the production of these unique busts of Chivalric Knights pertaining to all the Orders of chivalry, including the Knights of Saint Lazarus. We recommend that our members and our friends visit their web page as found below and purchase one of these lovely works of art. Not only will they be owning a lovely piece of craftsmanship but also their monies will be directly responsible for the continuation of artisan skills and trades within the Christian Community of the present day Holy Land.
http://www.christian-triangle.com
Email your orders to us at info@saintlazarus.org and we will contact you for payment arrangements.