Militia Dei ( Latin for Soldiers of God ) is a papal bull issued by Pope Eugene III on 7 April 1145 that consolidated the Knights Templar 's independence from local clerical hierarchies by giving the Order the right to take tithes and burial fees and to bury their dead in their own cemeteries. The Knights were allowed to travel through Europe freely.
4-625: This bull together with Omne datum optimum (1139) and Milites Templi form the foundation for the Order's future wealth and success. This article about the Crusades is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to an official document of the Catholic Church is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Omne datum optimum Omne datum optimum (Latin for "Every perfect gift",
8-701: A quotation from the Epistle of James 1:17) was a papal bull issued by Pope Innocent II on 29 March 1139 that endorsed the Order of the Poor Knights of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon ( Knights Templar ), in which the Templar Rule was officially approved, and papal protection given. By the end of the 1130s, the Templars had prospered as a complete military order with a stratified structure, due to
12-516: The bull was the creation of a group of chaplain brothers for the Order. They were capable of hearing confessions and giving absolution, to all members of the Orders. The Omne datum optimum gave the Order the papal sanction it needed to operate independently of ecclesiastical and secular authorities. Omne datum optimum was followed by Pope Celestine II 's Milites Templi in 1144 and Pope Eugene III 's Militia Dei in 1145, which together gave
16-399: The efforts of Grand Master Robert de Craon . Already facing ecclesiastical criticism for receiving tithes and alms, Robert de Craon reasoned that the Order could only flourish with papal support. It was during one of Robert's visits to France and Italy that Innocent II issued the bull Omne datum optimum on 29 March 1139. The contents of Omne datum optimum : Included in the contents of
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