The Knights Templar were established c. https://www.worldhistory.org/Knights_Templar/ #History #Crusades #KnightsHospitaller #KnightsTemplar

#OTD in 1113: Pope Paschal II issues papal bull 𝘱𝘪𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘴 formally recognizing the Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem, better known as the Knights Hospitaller.

The original document is preserved in the National Library of Malta

Read the full text here -> https://medievalarchives.com/papalbull1113

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