Omne Datum Optimum

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Omne Datum Optimum is a 1139 papal bull by Pope Innocent II that granted the Knights Templar extensive privileges and autonomy, becoming a foundational document for the order’s power and independence within Christendom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval document
papal bull
aimsTo encourage donations to the Knights Templar
support the defense of the Holy Land
appliesToJurisdiction Latin Christendom NERFINISHED
author Pope Innocent II NERFINISHED
confersStatus direct subjection to the Holy See
exemption from episcopal jurisdiction
independence of the Knights Templar within Christendom
confirmed Rule of the Knights Templar
countryOfOrigin Papal States NERFINISHED
dateOfIssue 1139
describedAs foundational document for Templar power
key charter of Templar independence
fieldOfWork ecclesiastical law
military orders
follows Council of Troyes approval of the Templars
genre ecclesiastical privilege
grantedTo Knights Templar NERFINISHED
grants autonomy from local ecclesiastical authority
extensive privileges
freedom from paying tithes on Templar property
right to admit clergy and lay brothers
right to build own oratories and cemeteries
right to collect and receive tithes
right to receive donations and bequests
hasCanonicalStatus authentic papal privilege
hasEffect enhanced financial base of the Knights Templar
increased military-religious role of the Knights Templar
strengthened institutional power of the Knights Templar
hasInfluenceOn legal status of religious-military orders
subsequent papal bulls for military orders
hasLatinTitle Omne datum optimum NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages
issuedBy Pope Innocent II NERFINISHED
language Latin
legalForm privilege bull
locationOfIssue Rome NERFINISHED
mainSubject Knights Templar NERFINISHED
partOf canon law of the Catholic Church
publisher Papal Chancery NERFINISHED
recognized Knights Templar as a religious order NERFINISHED
relatedTo Milites Templi NERFINISHED
Militia Dei NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
temporalCoverage 12th century

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Knights Templar papalBull Omne Datum Optimum