{"id":648,"date":"2026-02-27T19:36:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T19:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eohsj.ageneasakome.com\/?page_id=648"},"modified":"2026-02-27T20:20:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T20:20:57","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dev2.eohsj.ca\/it\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"648\" class=\"elementor elementor-648\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aae1857 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aae1857\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8352cec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8352cec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79b56ec elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79b56ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our History<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c6be17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c6be17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"section-body\">Nine centuries of papal protection and service to the Church in the Holy Land<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e24f29 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9e24f29\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3f640e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3f640e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How has the Order of the Holy Sepulchre evolved over time?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-687fee1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"687fee1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dev2.eohsj.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/first-century-jerusalem_shg.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-663\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dev2.eohsj.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/first-century-jerusalem_shg.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.dev2.eohsj.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/first-century-jerusalem_shg-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dev2.eohsj.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/first-century-jerusalem_shg-768x465.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c32f268 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c32f268\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1abfa48 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1abfa48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">The historical origins of the Order are somewhat obscure, although according to an undocumented tradition they are traced back to the First Crusade. In fact,<strong>\u00a0the first documentary evidence <\/strong>of an investiture of Knights referred to as &#8220;of the Holy Sepulchre&#8221; dates to <strong>1336<\/strong>. Since this first testament to the Order&#8217;s existence, that is, from the \u00a0XIV century, the popes gradually and regularly expressed their desire to <strong>juridically annex the organization to the Holy See<\/strong>.<\/p><p class=\"\">The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem has always benefited from the protection of the Popes who, over the centuries, have reorganized it, augmenting and enriching its privileges.\u00a0<strong>Clement VI <\/strong>entrusted custody of the Holy Sepulchre to the Franciscan friars in 1342, but that was still during an era when Knights alone had the right to create other members of the Order.\u00a0<strong>Alexander VI<\/strong>\u00a0declared himself the supreme moderator of the Order in 1496, and delegated to the Franciscans the power to bestow a knighthood upon nobles and gentlemen pilgrims on pilgrimage to the Holy Land (power of investiture). Confirmation of this Franciscan privilege, either verbally or by papal Bull, was renewed by Pope Leo X in 1516, by <strong>Benedict XIV<\/strong>\u00a0in 1746, until the restoration of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem by Pius IX in 1847.<\/p><p class=\"\">Thus the pontifical delegation was transferred to the Patriarch when, in 1868, \u00a0Pius IX issued Apostolic letters announcing the restoration of the Order. The Order of Knights opened up with the <strong>appointment of the Dames of the Holy Sepulcher <\/strong>thanks to Leo XIII, in 1888. Moreover, in 1907 Pius X decided that the title of <strong>Grand Master of the Order<\/strong>\u00a0would be reserved to the <strong>Pope<\/strong>\u00a0himself.<\/p><p class=\"\">In 1932 Pius XI approved the new Constitution and permitted Knights and Dames to receive their investiture in their places of origin and not only in Jerusalem.<strong>\u00a0In 1940, Pius XII named a cardinal as Protector of the Order<\/strong>\u00a0and centralized the organization in Rome, as part of the Grand Magisterium, transferring the title of Grand Master to Cardinal Canali. John XXIII approved the new Constitution presented by Cardinal Tisserant in 1962.<\/p><p class=\"\">With the renewal of the Second Vatican Council, a<strong>\u00a0new Constitution<\/strong>\u00a0was approved by Paul VI in 1977. \u00a0Following this, John Paul II made the Order a <strong>legal canonical and public personality<\/strong>, constituted by the Holy See. Today the Order seeks to garner the commitment of its members in local churches hopeful for their sanctification. 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 <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue_item elementor-repeater-item-383f217\" role=\"listitem\" tabindex=\"0\">\n  <div class=\"ue_item_vr_line\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_hr_line\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_icon\">\n        1342       <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_spacer\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_content\">\n    <div class=\"ue_item_title\">Franciscan Custody<\/div>    <div class=\"ue_item_text\">Pope Clement VI entrusts custody of the Holy Sepulchre to the Franciscan friars.<\/div>  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue_item elementor-repeater-item-617bbfc\" role=\"listitem\" tabindex=\"0\">\n  <div class=\"ue_item_vr_line\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_hr_line\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_icon\">\n        1496      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_spacer\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_content\">\n    <div class=\"ue_item_title\">Papal Authority Established<\/div>    <div class=\"ue_item_text\">\nPope Alexander VI declares himself supreme moderator and delegates investiture power to the Franciscans.<\/div>  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue_item elementor-repeater-item-d8f262d\" role=\"listitem\" tabindex=\"0\">\n  <div class=\"ue_item_vr_line\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_hr_line\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_icon\">\n        1847       <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_spacer\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_content\">\n    <div class=\"ue_item_title\">Latin Patriarchate Restored<\/div>    <div class=\"ue_item_text\">Pope Pius IX restores the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem after centuries of absence.<\/div>  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue_item elementor-repeater-item-ed85aaf\" role=\"listitem\" tabindex=\"0\">\n  <div class=\"ue_item_vr_line\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_hr_line\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_icon\">\n        1868      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_spacer\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_content\">\n    <div class=\"ue_item_title\">Order Reorganized<\/div>    <div class=\"ue_item_text\">Pius IX issues Apostolic letters restoring and reorganizing the Order under papal protection.<\/div>  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue_item elementor-repeater-item-466cc9e\" role=\"listitem\" tabindex=\"0\">\n  <div class=\"ue_item_vr_line\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_hr_line\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_icon\">\n        1888       <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_spacer\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_content\">\n    <div class=\"ue_item_title\">Dames Admitted<\/div>    <div class=\"ue_item_text\">Pope Leo XIII opens membership to women, creating the Dames of the Holy Sepulchre.<\/div>  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue_item elementor-repeater-item-de586bd\" role=\"listitem\" tabindex=\"0\">\n  <div class=\"ue_item_vr_line\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_hr_line\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_icon\">\n        1907      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_spacer\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_content\">\n    <div class=\"ue_item_title\">Grand Master Title Reserved<\/div>    <div class=\"ue_item_text\">Pope Pius X declares that the title of Grand Master is reserved to the Pope himself.<\/div>  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue_item elementor-repeater-item-003607e\" role=\"listitem\" tabindex=\"0\">\n  <div class=\"ue_item_vr_line\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_hr_line\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_icon\">\n        1932      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_spacer\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_content\">\n    <div class=\"ue_item_title\">Global Investiture<\/div>    <div class=\"ue_item_text\">Pope Pius XI permits Knights and Dames to receive investiture in their home countries, not only Jerusalem.<\/div>  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue_item elementor-repeater-item-5236b63\" role=\"listitem\" tabindex=\"0\">\n  <div class=\"ue_item_vr_line\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_hr_line\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_icon\">\n        1940      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_spacer\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_content\">\n    <div class=\"ue_item_title\">Centralized in Rome<\/div>    <div class=\"ue_item_text\">Pope Pius XII names a cardinal as Grand Master and centralizes the Order in Rome under the Grand Magisterium.<\/div>  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue_item elementor-repeater-item-86b7ef5\" role=\"listitem\" tabindex=\"0\">\n  <div class=\"ue_item_vr_line\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_hr_line\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_icon\">\n        1962      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_spacer\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_content\">\n    <div class=\"ue_item_title\">New Constitution<\/div>    <div class=\"ue_item_text\">Pope John XXIII approves a new Constitution presented by Cardinal Tisserant.<\/div>  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue_item elementor-repeater-item-9fc98a0\" role=\"listitem\" tabindex=\"0\">\n  <div class=\"ue_item_vr_line\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_hr_line\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_icon\">\n        1977      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_spacer\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_content\">\n    <div class=\"ue_item_title\"> Post-Vatican II Reform<\/div>    <div class=\"ue_item_text\">Pope Paul VI approves a revised Constitution following the Second Vatican Council.<\/div>  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue_item elementor-repeater-item-7bf7ac6\" role=\"listitem\" tabindex=\"0\">\n  <div class=\"ue_item_vr_line\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_hr_line\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_icon\">\n        Today      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_spacer\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue_item_content\">\n    <div class=\"ue_item_title\">Canonical Legal Personality<\/div>    <div class=\"ue_item_text\">Pope John Paul II established the Order as a legal canonical public personality under the Holy See, serving 30,000+ members worldwide.<\/div>  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Timeline Bullets -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our History Nine centuries of papal protection and service to the Church in the Holy Land How has the Order of the Holy Sepulchre evolved over time? The historical origins of the Order are somewhat obscure, although according to an undocumented tradition they are traced back to the First Crusade. 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