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Alfambra and the Order of Monte Gaudio

Alfambra, Comunidad de Teruel, Teruel

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Alfambra and the Order of Monte Gaudio

Historical milestone · Alfambra, Comunidad de Teruel, Teruel

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Reconquered by Alfonso II in 1169, the town of Alfambra, in Teruel, saw the founding at its castle, in 1174, of the Order of Saint Mary of Monte Gaudio of Jerusalem, also called of Montegaudio or of Alfambra, in the Kingdom of Aragon, by Count Rodrigo Álvarez de Sarria with the consent of the monarch himself; approved by papal bull the previous year, it lacked possessions until it received the castle, which became its master seat. It became one of the most important military orders of the 12th century and absorbed, with the support of the Aragonese monarchs, the Order of the Hospital of San Redentor of Teruel. In 1196 it was in turn absorbed by the Templars, and after their dissolution most of its possessions passed to the Order of Saint John, in which Juan Fernández de Heredia, former commander of Alfambra, stood out as Grand Master of Rhodes.

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