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Blessed Gerard Sasso (– 3 September 1120), known also as Gérard de Martigues, was a lay brother in the Benedictine Order who was appointed as rector of the hospice in Jerusalem at Muristan in 1080.[1]

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  1. 63 relations: Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, Amalfi, Asti, Baldwin I of Jerusalem, Bari, Battle of Montgisard, Battle of Ramla (1101), Beatification, Benedictines, Benjamin Z. Kedar, Bezant, Cartulaire général de l'Ordre des Hospitaliers, Church of Saint Mary of the Latins, Dagobert of Pisa, Duchy of Amalfi, Fatimid Caliphate, Field hospital, First Crusade, Flag and coat of arms of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, France, Francesco Galeani Napione, Fulcher of Chartres, Gerard, Godfrey of Bouillon, Greek Orthodox Church of Saint John the Baptist, Jerusalem, Harvard University Press, Jerusalem, Kingdom of Arles, Kingdom of Jerusalem, Knights Hospitaller, Langue (Knights Hospitaller), Laurent Cars, Lay brother, List of grand masters of the Knights Hospitaller, List of Knights Hospitaller sites, List of rulers of Provence, Malta, Manosque, Martigues, Messina, Muristan, Otranto, Palazzo Malta, Pie postulatio voluntatis, Piedmont, Pisa, Pope Paschal II, Raymond du Puy, Roger Borsa, Roger II of Sicily, ... Expand index (13 more) »

  2. 1120 deaths
  3. 12th-century venerated Christians

Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah

Abu Ali al-Mansur (13 August 985 – 13 February 1021), better known by his regnal name al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah (translit), was the sixth Fatimid caliph and 16th Ismaili imam (996–1021).

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Amalfi

Amalfi is a town and comune in the province of Salerno, in the region of Campania, Italy, on the Gulf of Salerno.

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Asti

Asti (Ast) is a comune (municipality) of 74,348 inhabitants (1–1–2021) located in the Italian region of Piedmont, about east of Turin, in the plain of the Tanaro River.

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Baldwin I of Jerusalem

Baldwin I (1060s – 2 April 1118) was the first count of Edessa from 1098 to 1100 and king of Jerusalem from 1100 to his death in 1118. Blessed Gerard and Baldwin I of Jerusalem are Christians of the First Crusade.

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Bari

Bari (Bare; Barium) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, southern Italy.

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Battle of Montgisard

The Battle of Montgisard was fought between the Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Ayyubid Dynasty on 25 November 1177 at Montgisard, in the Levant between Ramla and Yibna.

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Battle of Ramla (1101)

The First Battle of Ramla (or Ramleh) took place on 7 September 1101 between the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Fatimids of Egypt.

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Beatification

Beatification (from Latin beatus, "blessed" and facere, "to make") is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a deceased person's entrance into Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in their name.

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Benedictines

The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict (Ordo Sancti Benedicti, abbreviated as OSB), are a mainly contemplative monastic order of the Catholic Church for men and for women who follow the Rule of Saint Benedict.

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Benjamin Z. Kedar

Benjamin Ze'ev Kedar (born 2 September 1938)Who's Who in Israel 2001 (Tel Aviv, 2002), p. 214: "KEDAR, Benjamin Z. is professor emeritus of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

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Bezant

In the Middle Ages, the term bezant (besant, from Latin bizantius aureus) was used in Western Europe to describe several gold coins of the east, all derived ultimately from the nocat.

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Cartulaire général de l'Ordre des Hospitaliers

The Cartulaire général de l'Ordre des Hospitaliers de Saint-Jean de Jérusalem (1100–1310) is a four-volume set of medieval documents. Blessed Gerard and Cartulaire général de l'Ordre des Hospitaliers are knights Hospitaller.

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Church of Saint Mary of the Latins

The Church of Saint Mary of the Latins (Latina) was a church building in the Old City of Jerusalem in the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem.

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Dagobert of Pisa

Dagobert (or Daibert or Daimbert) (died 1105) was the first Archbishop of Pisa and the second Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem after the city was captured in the First Crusade. Blessed Gerard and Dagobert of Pisa are Christians of the First Crusade.

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Duchy of Amalfi

The Duchy of Amalfi or the Republic of Amalfi was a de facto independent state centered on the Southern Italian city of Amalfi during the 10th and 11th centuries.

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Fatimid Caliphate

The Fatimid Caliphate or Fatimid Empire (al-Khilāfa al-Fāṭimiyya) was a caliphate extant from the tenth to the twelfth centuries CE under the rule of the Fatimids, an Isma'ili Shia dynasty.

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Field hospital

A field hospital is a temporary hospital or mobile medical unit that takes care of casualties on-site before they can be safely transported to more permanent facilities.

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First Crusade

The First Crusade (1096–1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, initiated, supported and at times directed by the Latin Church in the Middle Ages.

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Flag and coat of arms of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta

The flag and coat of arms of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, or the Jerusalem flag, display a white cross on a red field (blazon gules a cross argent), ultimately derived from the design worn by the Knights Hospitaller during the Crusades.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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Francesco Galeani Napione

Gianfrancesco Galeani Napione also noted as Francesco Galeani Napione, count of Cocconato (1 November 1748 – 12 June 1830) was a renowned Italian historian, writer and senior civil servant who worked for the House of Savoy.

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Fulcher of Chartres

Fulcher of Chartres (in or near Chartres – after 1128; Foucher de Chartres; Fulcherus Carnotensis) was a priest who participated in the First Crusade. Blessed Gerard and Fulcher of Chartres are Christians of the First Crusade.

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Gerard

Gerard is a masculine forename of Proto-Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages.

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Godfrey of Bouillon

Godfrey of Bouillon (1060 – 18 July 1100) was a preeminent leader of the First Crusade, and the first ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem from 1099 to 1100. Blessed Gerard and Godfrey of Bouillon are Christians of the First Crusade.

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Greek Orthodox Church of Saint John the Baptist, Jerusalem

The Church of Saint John the Baptist (כנסיית יוחנן המטביל) is a small Greek Orthodox church in the Muristan area of the Christian Quarter of Jerusalem.

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Harvard University Press

Harvard University Press (HUP) is a publishing house established on January 13, 1913, as a division of Harvard University, and focused on academic publishing.

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Jerusalem

Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea.

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Kingdom of Arles

The Kingdom of Burgundy, known from the 12th century as the Kingdom of Arles, also referred to in various context as Arelat, the Kingdom of Arles and Vienne, or Kingdom of Burgundy-Provence, was a realm established in 933 by the merger of the kingdoms of Upper and Lower Burgundy under King Rudolf II.

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Kingdom of Jerusalem

The Kingdom of Jerusalem, also known as the Latin Kingdom, was a Crusader state that was established in the Levant immediately after the First Crusade.

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Knights Hospitaller

The Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (Ordo Fratrum Hospitalis Sancti Ioannis Hierosolymitani), commonly known as the Knights Hospitaller, is a Catholic military order.

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Langue (Knights Hospitaller)

A langue or tongue (lingua) was an administrative division of the Knights Hospitaller (also known as the Order of St. John of Jerusalem) between 1319 and 1798. Blessed Gerard and langue (Knights Hospitaller) are knights Hospitaller.

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Laurent Cars

Laurent Cars (28 May 1699 – 14 April 1771) was a French designer and engraver.

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Lay brother

Lay brother is a largely extinct term referring to religious brothers, particularly in the Catholic Church, who focused upon manual service and secular matters, and were distinguished from choir monks or friars in that they did not pray in choir, and from clerics, in that they were not in possession of (or preparing for) holy orders.

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List of grand masters of the Knights Hospitaller

This is a list of grand masters of the Knights Hospitaller, including its continuation as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta after 1798. Blessed Gerard and list of grand masters of the Knights Hospitaller are grand Masters of the Knights Hospitaller.

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List of Knights Hospitaller sites

The Knights Hospitaller operated a wide network of properties in the Middle Ages from their successive seats in Jerusalem, Acre, Cyprus, Rhodes and eventually Malta. Blessed Gerard and List of Knights Hospitaller sites are knights Hospitaller.

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List of rulers of Provence

The land of Provence has a history quite separate from that of any of the larger nations of Europe.

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Malta

Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Manosque

Manosque (Provençal Occitan: Manòsca in classical norm or Manosco in Mistralian norm) is the largest town and commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.

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Martigues

Martigues (in classical norm, Lou Martegue in Mistralian norm) is a commune northwest of Marseille.

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Messina

Messina (Missina) is a harbour city and the capital of the Italian Metropolitan City of Messina.

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Muristan

The Muristan (מוריסטן, مورستان) is a complex of streets and shops in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. Blessed Gerard and Muristan are knights Hospitaller.

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Otranto

Otranto (Oṭṛàntu; Derentò; translit; Hydruntum) is a coastal town, port and comune in the province of Lecce (Apulia, Italy), in a fertile region once famous for its breed of horses.

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Palazzo Malta

Palazzo Malta, officially named as the Magistral Palace (Palazzo Magistrale), and also known as Palazzo di Malta or Palazzo dell'Ordine di Malta, is the more important of the two headquarters of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (the other being Villa Malta on Aventine Hill), a Roman Catholic lay religious order and a sovereign subject of international law.

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Pie postulatio voluntatis

Pie postulatio voluntatis (The Most Pious Request) is a papal bull issued on 15 February 1113 by Pope Paschal II, in which the Pope formally recognized the establishment of the Knights Hospitaller and confirmed its independence and sovereignty. Blessed Gerard and Pie postulatio voluntatis are knights Hospitaller.

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Piedmont

Piedmont (Piemonte,; Piemont), located in northwest Italy, is one of the 20 regions of Italy.

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Pisa

Pisa is a city and comune in Tuscany, central Italy, straddling the Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea.

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Pope Paschal II

Pope Paschal II (Paschalis II; 1050 1055 – 21 January 1118), born Ranierius, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 August 1099 to his death in 1118.

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Raymond du Puy

Raymond du Puy (1083–1160) was a knight from Dauphiné in France and the second Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller, also known as the Order of St. Blessed Gerard and Raymond du Puy are 12th-century French people, Christians of the Crusades, grand Masters of the Knights Hospitaller and knights Hospitaller.

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Roger Borsa

Roger Borsa (1060/1061 – 22 February 1111) was the Norman Duke of Apulia and Calabria and effective ruler of southern Italy from 1085 until his death.

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Roger II of Sicily

Roger II or Roger the Great (Ruggero II, Ruggeru II, Greek: Ρογέριος; 22 December 1095 – 26 February 1154) was King of Sicily and Africa, son of Roger I of Sicily and successor to his brother Simon.

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Rome

Rome (Italian and Roma) is the capital city of Italy.

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Rule of Saint Augustine

The Rule of Saint Augustine, written in about the year 400, is a brief document divided into eight chapters and serves as an outline for religious life lived in community.

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Rule of Saint Benedict

The Rule of Saint Benedict (Regula Sancti Benedicti) is a book of precepts written in Latin by St. Benedict of Nursia (c. AD 480–550) for monks living communally under the authority of an abbot.

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Saint-Gilles, Gard

Saint-Gilles (Provençal: Sant Geli; St.) or Saint-Gilles-du-Gard is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

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San Domenico, Pisa

San Domenico is a Gothic-style, Roman Catholic church in Pisa, Italy.

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Scala, Campania

Scala is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.

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Sicily

Sicily (Sicilia,; Sicilia,, officially Regione Siciliana) is an island in the central Mediterranean Sea, south of the Italian Peninsula in continental Europe and is one of the 20 regions of Italy.

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Siege of Jerusalem (1099)

The Siege of Jerusalem marked the successful end of the First Crusade, whose objective was the recovery of the city of Jerusalem and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre from Islamic control.

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Simon & Schuster

Simon & Schuster LLC is an American publishing company owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.

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Taranto

Taranto (Tarde) is a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy.

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Tonco

Tonco is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about north of Asti.

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Valletta

Valletta (il-Belt Valletta) is the capital city of Malta and one of its 68 council areas.

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William of Tyre

William of Tyre (Willelmus Tyrensis; 113029 September 1186) was a medieval prelate and chronicler.

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See also

1120 deaths

12th-century venerated Christians

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blessed_Gerard

Also known as Gerard Tenque, Gerard Thom, Gerard Tum, The Blessed Gerard.

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