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The Order of Montjoie was a Military Order during the Crusade s. The period of the crusades, when so many Christians were in danger of falling into the hands of Infidels , witnessed the rise of Religious Order s and Christian military orders who vowed to protect pilgrims. In the Thirteenth Century there is mention of an order of Montjoie, founded for this purpose in Spain , but its existence was brief, as it was established in 1180 and united in 1221 with the Order Of Calatrava . The order was founded by count Rodrigo in the Holy Land . Rodrigo was from the order of Santiago, and had already established the order in Castile and Aragon before establishing it in the Kingdom Of Jerusalem in the tower of Ascalon . The headquarters of the order was situated on Montjoie, the hill where the Original Crusaders had first seen Jerusalem, hence its name ("joyous mountain", ''mons gaudii'' in Latin ). The rule of the order was adapted from the Cistercian rule, and was entirely a Spanish order. The emblem of the order was a red and white cross. A number of knights from the order fought at the Battle Of Hattin in 1187 , but none of them survived. The rest of the order fled to Aragon, where they remained until 1221 when Ferdinand of Aragon joined them to the Order Of Calatrava . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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