Papal Bull Pie postulatio voluntatis

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1. 1113Rome · ItalyBlessed Gerard, founder of the Hospital of St. John in Jerusalem, petitioned the pope to confirm the hospital's independent status under papal protection; Paschal II formally accepted and answered the petition by bull.
2. 1113Rome · ItalyThe bull Pie postulatio voluntatis was issued in Latin, confirming the Jerusalem hospital and its properties and charitable functions across Europe and Asia, decreeing perpetual papal protection of the order, and expressly granting the right to elect successor grand masters. The original is now held in the National Library of Malta.