Godfrey de Saint-Omer

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Godfrey de Saint-Omer was a 12th-century French nobleman and crusader recognized as one of the original founders of the Knights Templar.

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instanceOf 12th-century person
French person
crusader
founder of the Knights Templar
medieval nobleman
activeIn Kingdom of Jerusalem
Outremer
associatedWith County of Saint-Omer
Holy Land
centuryOfActivity 12th century
coFoundedWith Hugues de Payens
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
era High Middle Ages
ethnicGroup French
founded Knights Templar
hasFamilyName de Saint-Omer
linked to: Saint-Omer
hasGender male
hasGivenName Godfrey
historicalRegion Flanders
knownFor being one of the first nine Knights Templar
role in protecting pilgrims in the Holy Land
memberOf Knights Templar
militaryBranch Knights Templar
nativeLanguage Old French
nobleFamily House of Saint-Omer
nobleRank knight
notableWork founding of the Knights Templar
occupation crusader
knight
nobleman
participatedIn First Crusade
partOf Latin Christian nobility in the Levant
placeOfOrigin Saint-Omer
positionHeld early leader of the Knights Templar
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
title knight of the Temple

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Knights Templar foundedBy Godfrey de Saint-Omer