Order of Montesa
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The Order of Montesa is a Spanish military and religious order founded in the early 14th century as a successor to the Knights Templar in the Crown of Aragon, tasked with defending Christian territories and coasts from Muslim powers.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic military order
ⓘ
chivalric order ⓘ |
| approvedBy |
Pope John XXII
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
papal bull ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | cross of Montesa ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country |
Crown of Aragon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| crossForm | red Greek cross with fleur-de-lis ends ⓘ |
| foundedAfterAbolitionOf | Knights Templar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Council of the Crown of Aragon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James II of Aragon NERFINISHED ⓘ Pope John XXII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandMasterMergedWith |
Crown of Aragon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
defense of Christian territories
ⓘ
defense of Mediterranean coasts ⓘ protection of the Crown of Aragon ⓘ warfare against Muslim powers ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Montesa, Kingdom of Valencia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1317 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Crown of Aragon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Valencia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Aragonese
ⓘ
Catalan ⓘ Latin ⓘ Valencian ⓘ |
| leaderTitle | Grand Master of the Order of Montesa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRole |
frontier defense against Granada
ⓘ
naval defense against Barbary corsairs ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Montesa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| papalBullDate | 10 June 1317 ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Crown of Aragon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Reconquista
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
wars against the Emirate of Granada ⓘ |
| receivedPropertyIn | Kingdom of Valencia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| receivedTemplarPropertyFrom | Knights Templar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Valencian Community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| ruleModeledOn | Cistercian rule ⓘ |
| secularizationTrend | early modern period ⓘ |
| spiritualSupervisionBy | Cistercian Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | monastic-military order ⓘ |
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