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Hugh of Payns

Type Figure Region Champagne Time c. 1070–1136 Also known as Hugh of Payns、Hugues de Payens、于格·德·帕扬、Hugh de Payens

Hugh of Payns (c. 1070–1136), from Payns in Champagne, founded a knightly order to protect pilgrims on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem around 1119;…

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  1. c. 1070–1118Payns · ChampagneHugh came from a lordly family of Payns in Champagne and was closely tied to the court of the Count of Champagne. After the First Crusade he went on pilgrimage or served in Jerusalem, witnessing the insecurity of the pilgrim roads.
  2. 1119–1128Jerusalem · JerusalemAround 1119 he and Godfrey of Saint-Omer formed a poor knights' order near the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount, guarding the road from Jaffa to Jerusalem and swearing an oath to the Patriarch of Jerusalem.
  3. 1127–1136Troyes · ChampagneFrom 1127–1129 he returned to Western Europe seeking support; in January 1129 the Council of Troyes approved the rule, with Bernard providing a theological defense. Hugh then received donations in France, England, and elsewhere, and died in the Holy Land in 1136.

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