Church of Saint Mary of the Latins
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The Church of Saint Mary of the Latins (
Latin: Latina) was a church building in the Old City of Jerusalem in the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem
.
History
In around the middle of the 11th century,
Benedictine
monks.
Prior to the
John the Almoner
(610–616).
However, in the early years of the 12th century, after the First Crusade, the enigmatic figure of Pierre Gerard or
Latin
: Ordo Fratrum Hospitalis Sancti Ioannis Hierosolymitani), also known as the 'Order of Saint John', 'Knights Hospitaller', etc.
The "great" church[dubious ] was allegedly sacked by Saladin after the fall of Jerusalem.
Location and identification
Confusingly, there were two Crusader-era Churches of St Mary in close proximity to each other in the Hospitallers' Qarter. Medieval sources are using three different names when they are addressing the two churches: St Mary of the Latins, St Mary Minor, and
German Protestant Church of the Redeemer. The remains of St Mary Major have completely disappeared under the 1901 Greek Aftimos Market.[2]
See also
- Muristan, the Jerusalem quarter where the church and the Hospitaller HQ stood
- Church of Saint Mary of the Germans, another Church of Saint Mary from Crusader Jerusalem
References
- ISBN 978-0-415-23000-1. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ISBN 978-0-19-923666-4. Retrieved 27 November 2020.