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Home of the Brethren of Saint Jacob
In the Middle Ages, brotherhoods were commonly founded as laic religious associations engaging in charitable activities. Such brotherhood was also established in Cheb. The first was the Brotherhood of the Holy Spirit founded in the 1270s, the activities of which were later assumed by the Order of the Knights of the Cross with the Red Star. In 1467, the Brotherhood of Saint Jacob opened a home for “fragile” elderly men incapable of taking care of themselves under the German name Bruderhaus St. Jakob (Brethren Home of St. Jacob). It is possible that the home was founded in connection with the conversion of the adjoining synagogue into a church, which provided spiritual support to its occupants.
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