Militia Dei

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Knights Templar
Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon
Overview
History Latin Rule Seal Grand Masters Members Trials and dissolution
Papal bulls
Militia Dei (1145) Pastoralis Praeeminentiae (1307) Faciens misericordiam (1308) Vox in excelso (1312) Ad providam (1312) Omne Datum Optimum (1139) Milites Templi (1144)
Locations
France England Scotland
Successors
Supreme Order of Christ (1319) Order of Christ (1319)
Literature and research
Sacrae Domus Militiae Templi (1974)
Cultural references
Non nobis Baphomet In popular culture In Freemasonry
See also
Military order (monastic society) Category:Catholic chivalric orders
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Militia Dei (Latin for Soldiers of God) is a Papal bull issued by Pope Eugene III in 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.

This bull together with Omne Datum Optimum (1139) and Milites Templi form the foundation for the Order's future wealth and success.

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