هيئة فرسان القديس لعازر في مملكة بيت المقدس الصليبية 492-690 ه 1099-1291 م : دراسة وثائقية

الملخص EN

The Crusade wars still motivate researchers’ interest despite La Mont’s argument, published in the 40s of the 20th century, that the Crusade wars were extensively researched and that no other research could be done on that period.

Despite La Mont’s argument, it can be noted that there are still rare thorough research that deeply analyze this historical event, taking into consideration the point of view of the assaulted party, i.e.

the Muslim nation, throughout the long 1 centuries conflict.

This paper deals with the St.

Lazarus Knights Order, and its role in serving the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem.

The research investigates the establishment of the St.

Lazarus Knights Order, and its development until 1187 CE / 583 AH.

Then it studies the role of the Order in the Crusade policy, in addition to the sources of funding the Order.

Finally, the research studies the situation of the Order in the Kingdom of Acre that followed the fall on the Kingdom of Jerusalem in 1291 CE / 690 AH.