And so, around 1118, de Payens and eight fellow knights sought permission from Jerusalem’s king, Baldwin II, to form a protective service for the pilgrims.
Historical details of his early life are sketchy, but the French nobleman may have fought in the First Crusade, in which European Christian armies captured Jerusalem.Īs Christians increasingly took part in pilgrimages to the holy city, they often found themselves under attack on the road. 1070 – 1136) was a key figure in this history of the Crusades. As the co-founder and first Grand Master of the Knights Templar, Hugues de Payens (c.
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