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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Order of Montesa canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic military order
chivalric order
approvedBy Pope John XXII
papal bull
coatOfArms cross of Montesa
continent Europe
country Crown of Aragon
Spain
crossForm red Greek cross with fleur-de-lis ends
foundedAfterAbolitionOf Knights Templar
foundedBy Council of the Crown of Aragon
linked to: Council of Aragon

James II of Aragon
Pope John XXII
grandMasterMergedWith Crown of Aragon
Spanish monarchy
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
inception 1317
jurisdiction Crown of Aragon
Kingdom of Valencia
language Aragonese
Catalan
Latin
Valencian
leaderTitle Grand Master of the Order of Montesa
militaryRole frontier defense against Granada
naval defense against Barbary corsairs
namedAfter Montesa
papalBullDate 10 June 1317
parentOrganization Crown of Aragon
participatedIn Reconquista
wars against the Emirate of Granada
receivedPropertyIn Kingdom of Valencia
receivedTemplarPropertyFrom Knights Templar
region Valencian Community
religion Roman Catholicism
religiousAffiliation Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
ruleModeledOn Cistercian rule
secularizationTrend early modern period
spiritualSupervisionBy Cistercian Order
linked to: Cistercians
typeOfOrganization monastic-military order

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Crusader military orders hasMemberOrder Order of Montesa
Order of Calatrava influenced Order of Montesa