The crusaders' conquest of 1099 brought fundamental
change to Jerusalem which became a Christian city. The number
of Latin pilgrims and poor increased, the Holy Sepulchre was
occupied by Latin canons and the Greek Patriarch was replaced
by a Latin one. The Benedictines of Sancta Maria Latina lost
their predominance in Jerusalem. The Latin hospice survived
under its competent leader Girardus; it was detached from
Sancta Maria Latina and was somehow associated with the Holy
Sepulchre nearby. It expanded greatly and reincorporated the
female.
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Bolla di Pasquale II "Pie
postulatio". |