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What did Avignon pope papers say about the request behind 'Ad ea ex quibus'?

Research question: What do the Avignon papal registers of John XXII record about the petition that preceded Ad ea ex quibus, and does the surviving text name the Hospitallers or any competing claimant to Portuguese Templar property?

The verified facts do not mention the Avignon papal registers or the petition that preceded Ad ea ex quibus, so they cannot say what those registers record. They do date the bull to 15 March 1319 under John XXII ³ and report that it approved Denis's new order, the Christi Militia ⁵. The Pope had demanded that Templar property in Portugal go to the Hospitallers, and King Dinis opposed this ⁴. The document, which the facts do not clearly identify, says Templar property in France and England went to the Hospitallers, with Portugal, Aragon, Castile and Mallorca as exceptions ⁷. It also says the Portuguese Templars were converted into the Order of Christ rather than their property going to another order ⁸. The surviving text as described therefore names the Hospitallers, but only in that exceptions context, and the facts name no other competing claimant ⁷⁸.

Checked 2026-10-18. Only documented and supported facts are used.

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The Ordem de Cristo was created by the bull Ad ea ex quibus cultus augeatur and inherited the properties and privileges of the Order of the Temple.

"foi herdeira das propriedades e privilégios da Ordem do Templo"

Ordem de Cristo

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King D. Dinis succeeded in transferring the properties and privileges of the Templars to the Order of Christ after Pope Clement V and Philip IV of France tried to destroy the Templars.

"tendo D. Dinis logrado transferir para a Ordem de Cristo as propriedades e privilégios dos Templários"

Ordem de Cristo

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The bull establishing the Order of Christ is dated 15 March 1319 and was issued by Pope John XXII at the time of King D. Dinis, shortly after the suppression of the Templars.

"A Ordem de Cristo foi assim criada em Portugal como Ordo Militiae Jesu Christo pela bula Ad ae exquibus de 15 de março de 1319 pelo papa João XXII"

Ordem de Cristo

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The Pope demanded that Templar property in Portugal be transferred to the Hospitallers, and King Dinis opposed this demand.

"Confrontado com uma frente unida na península Ibérica, o Papa exigiu a transferência dos bens templários para a Ordem dos Hospitalários , porém também a isto se opôs o rei D. Dinis, não só porque um comando hospitalário, no sediado no estrangeiro, podia revelar-se inconveniente contra a ameaça muçulmana do norte de África"

Templários em Portugal

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Pope John XXII approved King Denis's new order, the Christi Militia, by a papal bull known as Ad ea ex quibus on 14 March 1319.

"Pope John XXII approved this order by a Papal bull on 14 March 1319"

History of the Order of Christ

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Pope John XXII accepted the proposal to create a new order to replace the Templars in Portugal, which became the Order of Christ.

"O papa Clemente V foi sucedido por João XXII , que aceitou a proposta da criação de uma Ordem nova para substituir os templários em Portugal."

Templários em Portugal

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The document says Templar property in France and England was transferred to the Hospitallers, while Portugal, Aragon, Castile and Mallorca were exceptions.

"Although an exception was made for the Templars' holdings in the Kingdoms of Aragon, Castile, Portugal and Mallorca, in other kingdoms throughout Europe such as France and England the Templar's property was transferred to the Hospitallers."

Freire

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According to the document, the Portuguese Templars were converted into the Order of Christ rather than their property going to another order.

"In the case of Portugal with King Dinis I this was no different although in this case the Templars were merely converted to the Order of Christ in 1318"

Freire