The Virgin Mary was venerated by multiple chivalric orders, including the Teutonic Knights, who honored her as their patroness. The medieval development of chivalry, with the concept of the honour of a lady and the ensuing knightly devotion to it, not only derived from the thinking about Mary, but also contributed to it. Although women were at times viewed as the source of evil, it was Mary who as mediator to God was a source of refuge for man. The development of medieval Mariology and the changing attitudes towards women paralleled each other.
the virgin mary was venerated by multiple chivalric orders including the teutonic knights who honored her as their patroness the medieval development of chivalry with the concept of the honour of a lady and the ensuing knightly devotion to it not only derived from the thinking about mary but also contributed to it although women were at times viewed as the source of evil it was mary who as mediator to god was a source of refuge for man the development of medieval mariology and the changing attitudes towards women paralleled each other