Milites Templi

Milites Templi (Latin: Soldiers of the Temple ) is a Papal Bull of January 9, 1144, confirmed by the Pope Celestine II, the rules of the Knights Templar.

The Pope has the clergy to support the Knights Templar and represents the order of knights likewise under their protection. He also reaffirmed the recognition of the Order, as they had also been made ​​already in 1139 by Pope Innocent II, with its papal bull Omne optimum date. This bull Celestine II allowed additional privileges, so he allowed the noble monks, once a year in regions Masses hold that actually were under interdict.