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Pope Paschal II issues Pie Postulatio Voluntatis, recognizing the Order of Hospitallers.

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Pope Paschal II

Head of the Catholic Church from 1099 to 1118

Pope Paschal II, born Raniero Raineri di Bleda, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 August 1099 to his death in 1118. A monk of the Abbey of Cluny, he was created the cardinal-priest of San Clemente by Pope Gregory VII (1073–85) in 1073. He was…
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Pie postulatio voluntatis

1113 papal bull recognizing the Knights Hospitaller

Pie postulatio voluntatis is a papal bull issued on 15 February 1113 by Pope Paschal II, in which the Pope formally recognized the establishment of the Knights Hospitaller and confirmed their independence and sovereignty. Today, the document is preserved at the National Library…
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Knights Hospitaller

Catholic military order

The Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem, commonly known as the Knights Hospitaller, is a Catholic military order. It was founded in the crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem in the 12th century and had its headquarters there, in Jerusalem and Acre, until 1291,…
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February 15

Day of the year

February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 319 days remain until the end of the year.
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