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Omne Datum Optimum (Latin for "Every perfect gift", a quotation from the
Epistle of JamesThe Epistle of James is a book in the New Testament. The author identifies himself as "James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ".-Composition:...
) was a
Papal BullA Papal bull is a particular type of letters patent or charter issued by a pope. It is named after the bulla that was appended to the end to authenticate it....
issued by
Pope Innocent IIPope Innocent II , born Gregorio Papareschi, was pope from 1130 to 1143, and was probably one of the clergy in personal attendance on the antipope Clement III .-Early years:...
in 1139 that initially endorsed the Order of the Poor Knights of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon (
Knights TemplarThe Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon , commonly known as the Knights Templar or the Order of the Temple , were among the most famous of the Western Christian military orders...
), in which the Templar Rule was officially approved, and
papalThe pope is the Bishop of Rome and, as such, is leader of the worldwide Catholic Church...
protection given. Additionally,
Omne Datum Optimum promised all spoils from
Muslim:A Muslim , , is an adherent of the religion of Islam. The feminine form is Muslimah . Literally, the word means "one who submits ". Muslim is the participle of the same verb of which Islam is the infinitive. Muslims believe that there is only one God, translated in Arabic as Allah...
conquest to the Order, and made the Order exempt from tithes and taxes.
Although
Omne Datum Optimum was an unusual bull in and of itself, it was followed by
Pope Celestine IIPope Celestine II , born Guido di Castello, was pope from 1143 to 1144.-Early life:His first home was in Città di Castello in a place called Paterna Santa Felicita on a hill of Apennine....
's
Milites TempliMilites Templi is a papal bull issued by Pope Celestine II in 1144 that ordered the clergy to protect the Knights Templar and encouraged the faithful to contribute to their cause...
in 1144 and
Pope Eugene IIIPope Blessed Eugene III , born Bernardo da Pisa, was Pope from 1145 to 1153. He was the first Cistercian to become Pope.-Early life:...
's
Militia DeiMilitia Dei is a Papal bull issued by Pope Eugene III in 1145 that consolidated the Knights Templar's independence of the local clerical hierarchy by giving the Order the right to take tithes and burial fees and to bury their dead in their own cemeteries...
in 1145, which together gave the Templars an extraordinary range of rights and privileges. Among other things, the Order was permitted to build its own churches, bury their dead on those church grounds and collect taxes on Templar properties once a year. The Templar's unique cemeteries proved to be extremely controversial.
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