After the Latin Christian conquest of Jerusalem in 1099 during the First Crusade, the organisation became a religious and military order under its own Papal charter, and it was charged with the care and defence of the Holy Land.
The organisation became a religious and military order under its own Papal charter. This was after the Latin Christian conquest of Jerusalem in 1099 during the First Crusade. It was charged with the care and defence of the Holy Land. This was after the Latin Christian conquest of Jerusalem in 1099 during the First Crusade.