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The Trinitarian Order and the Ransom of Christian Captives

The Trinitarian Order and the Ransom of Christian Captives The rule of the Trinitarian Order approved by Pope Innocent III in 1198 specified its principal focus to be the ransom of captives, specifically Christian captives of non-believers, with one-third of all income to be set apart for the work of ransom. The Order quickly experienced a period of rapid expansion, although following the collapse of the Crusader project and the gradual success of the Iberian Reconquista, the increasing numbers of Christian prisoners captured by the pirates and privateers of the north African coast would become the main focus of Trinitarian ransoming activity, including the establishment by the Order of a number of hospitals for the care of prisoners in Algiers and Tunis. While the proportion of captives ransomed was small in comparison to their total number, the ransoming activities of the Order nevertheless continued into the nineteenth century as a remarkable witness to the values of self-giving sacrifice which stand at the very heart of the Christian tradition. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Al-Masaq: Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean Taylor & Francis

The Trinitarian Order and the Ransom of Christian Captives

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The Trinitarian Order and the Ransom of Christian Captives

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The rule of the Trinitarian Order approved by Pope Innocent III in 1198 specified its principal focus to be the ransom of captives, specifically Christian captives of non-believers, with one-third of all income to be set apart for the work of ransom. The Order quickly experienced a period of rapid expansion, although following the collapse of the Crusader project and the gradual success of the Iberian Reconquista, the increasing numbers of Christian prisoners captured by the pirates and...
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Taylor & Francis
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1473-348X
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10.1080/09503110.2011.580632
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Abstract

The rule of the Trinitarian Order approved by Pope Innocent III in 1198 specified its principal focus to be the ransom of captives, specifically Christian captives of non-believers, with one-third of all income to be set apart for the work of ransom. The Order quickly experienced a period of rapid expansion, although following the collapse of the Crusader project and the gradual success of the Iberian Reconquista, the increasing numbers of Christian prisoners captured by the pirates and privateers of the north African coast would become the main focus of Trinitarian ransoming activity, including the establishment by the Order of a number of hospitals for the care of prisoners in Algiers and Tunis. While the proportion of captives ransomed was small in comparison to their total number, the ransoming activities of the Order nevertheless continued into the nineteenth century as a remarkable witness to the values of self-giving sacrifice which stand at the very heart of the Christian tradition.

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Al-Masaq: Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean – Taylor & Francis

Published: Aug 1, 2011

Keywords: Captivity; ransoms; Piracy; captives; Trinitarian Order; Innocent III; pope

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