In this podcast series, through the historic library collection of the Museum of the Order of St John and guided by Dr Stephen Mossman, we will travel across Europe, from London to the Holy Land by way of Rhodes and even Strasbourg, meeting the literary witnesses to the lives of the men and women who joined, supported, or were helped by the Order of St John in past times.
Over the course of the six episodes we’ll be taking a closer look at subjects ranging from indulgences, to pilgrimage, charitable donation and care for the sick – the hospitals for which the Order has been rightly famed from its inception to the present day. If you are now wondering what an indulgence actually is, what the real purpose of pilgrimage was, or even what the medieval equivalent of a food bank looked like, we’ll be answering these questions and more besides.
We would love to hear from you, our listeners! We will be recording a special podcast at the end of the series to answer your questions – so if there is anything that comes to your mind to ask, whether about the history, the books themselves, the Museum or anything else, or any other feedback or commentary you would like to give, do please write to us at museum@sja.org.uk and we’ll do our best to answer!
