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] 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

Sources
  • Hamilton, Bernard (2016). The Latin Church in the Crusader States. Routledge. ISBN 9780860780724.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Lock, Peter (2006). The Routledge Companion to the Crusades. Routledge. ISBN 9-78-0-415-39312-6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

References
  1. Lock 2006, p. 24.
  2. Hamilton 2016, p. 11.

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