The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, also called the Order of the Holy Sepulchre or Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, is a Catholic order of knighthood under the protection of the Hol
The Order of the Holy Sepulchre traces its roots to circa 1099 under the Frankish knight Godfrey of Bouillon (1060–1100), "advocate of the Holy Sepulchre" (Latin: Advocatus Sancti Sepulchri), leader of the First Crusade and first ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Fresco by Giacomo Jaquerio in Saluzzo, northern Italy (circa 1420).
Detail of a miniature of King Philip II of France arriving in the Holy Land.
The Vida (text in red) of the medieval troubadours Tomier and Palaizi, who exclusively advocated defence of the Holy Sepulchre, consequently—in contrast to Lanfranc Cigala—criticising the Albigensian Crusades as distractions, even to the point of resulting in marks of heresy.
The Aedicule inside the church, said to enclose the tomb of Jesus Christ.
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The Jerusalem cross, also known as the five-fold cross, the cross-and-crosslets or the Crusader's cross, is a heraldic cross and Christian cross variant consisting of a large cross potent surrounded b
Order of the Holy Sepulchre (Catholic)
…future Pope Sixtus IV, was Arch-Prior there 1460–1471. By ancient tradition, the order uses the arms attributed to the Kingdom of Jerusalem – a gold Jerusalem Cross on a silver/white background – but enamelled with red, the colour of blood, to signify the five wounds of Christ. Prior use of the symbol is in the…
The Jerusalem cross on a silver coin of James II of Cyprus (1463–1473)
The Jerusalem cross on a red (rather than silver) shield as the coat of arms of Godfrey of Bouillon in a 14th-century miniature.
Godfrey of Bouillon in a fresco of the Nine Worthies at the Castello della Manta, c. 1420.
Detail of the 1339 Dulcert chart, showing Georgia and its flag