Roman Catholic Diocese of Lydda and Ramla

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lydda and Ramla was a Roman Catholic bishopric established in Palestine during the First Crusade in 1099.

Establishment

The crusaders seized Ramla without fight on 3 June 1099, because the Muslim garrison had left the town before their arrival.[1][2][3] Located at the crossing of two roads, Ramla was a strategically important fortress.[2] The nearby Lydda was the most important shrine of the warrior saint, Saint George.[2] The crusaders held an assembly and decided to establish a bishopric in the town.[2] They elected a Norman cleric, Robert of Rouen, the first bishop of the new see.[2]

List of bishops

  • Robert of Rouen

Sources

  • Hamilton, Bernard (2016). The Latin Church in the Crusader States. Routledge. ISBN 9780860780724.
  • Lock, Peter (2006). The Routledge Companion to the Crusades. Routledge. ISBN 9-78-0-415-39312-6.

References

  1. ↑ Lock 2006, p. 24.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Hamilton 2016, p. 11.
  3. ↑ Lock, Peter (15 April 2013). "The Routledge Companion to the Crusades". Routledge – via Google Books.

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