Dom Gualdim Pais, portuguese crusader, Templar Friar and Knight of Afonso I of Portugal (1118-1195) was the founder of the city of Tomar. This article is about historical Crusades . ... The Seal of the Knights — the two riders have been interpreted as a sign of poverty or the duality of monk/soldier. ... A friar is a member of a religious order of men. ... A silver statue of an armoured knight, created as a trophy in 1850 For the chess piece, see knight (chess). ... Alfonso I Henriques of Portugal (Guimarães, 1109, traditionally July 25, – 1185), also known as the Conqueror, was the first king of Portugal, declaring his independence from Leon_Castile, a deed often identifying the Condado Portucalense as the first nation_based state of Europe. ... Events Knights Templar founded Baldwin of Le Bourg succeeds his cousin Baldwin I as king of Jerusalem John II Comnenus succeeds Alexius I as Byzantine emperor Gelasius II succeeds Paschal II as pope Births December 21 - Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury Taira no Kiyomori, Japanese general Deaths January 21 - Pope... Events Priory of St Marys, Bushmead, founded. ... Tomar is a city in central Portugal, capital of the Médio Tejo (Tagus river) region. ...

Gualdim Pais was born in Amares in 1118, son of Paio Ramires and Gontrode Saores. He fought alongside King Afonso I against the moors, and was ordered a Knight by him in the year of 1139, after the Battle of Ourique. He departed to Palestine shortly therafter, and during five years fought there as a Knight Templar. He had a prominent role in the siege of the city of Gaza. Events Knights Templar founded Baldwin of Le Bourg succeeds his cousin Baldwin I as king of Jerusalem John II Comnenus succeeds Alexius I as Byzantine emperor Gelasius II succeeds Paschal II as pope Births December 21 - Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury Taira no Kiyomori, Japanese general Deaths January 21 - Pope... Afonso I of Portugal, more commonly known as Afonso Henriques - Alfonso, Alphonso - (Guimarães, 1109, traditionally July 25, – Coimbra, 1185 December 6), also known as the Conqueror (Port. ... A depiction of an ancient moor Moors is used in this article to describe the medieval Muslim inhabitants of al-Andalus (the Iberian Peninsula including the present day Spain and Portugal) and the Maghreb, whose culture is often called Moorish. Origins of the Name The name derives from the ancient... Events Alphonso I (Afonso Henriques) becomes first king of Portugal Second Council of the Lateran Births Emperor Konoe of Japan Deaths Henry the Proud, Duke of Bavaria and Saxony Categories: 1139 ... The Battle of Ourique took place in the Ouriquen countryside, present-day Alentejo (southern Portugal) in 1139. ... The term Palestine may refer to: Palestine: A geographical region in the Middle East, centered on Jerusalem. ... The city of Gaza is the principal city in the Gaza Strip. ...

He was ordained the fourth Great-Master of the Order of Templars in Portugal in 1157, which then was ruled from Braga. He founded the Castle of Tomar and the Convento de Cristo (Head-Monastery of the Templars in 1160, then near the frontier with the muslim states, and transfered the seat of the order there. He gave Foral, a feudal contract, to the new town of Tomar in 1162. He ordered built or restored several other frontier castles for the Templars, namely the Castle of Almourol, Idanha, Ceres, Monsanto and Pombal. He founded the city of Pombal, and gave it Foral in 1174. Besieged in 1190 by vastly superior forces under the Almoravid King of Marocco Yusuf I, he managed to defeat them with his Knights and thus defend the young Kingdom of Portugal from invasion. The Seal of the Knights — the two riders have been interpreted as a sign of poverty or the duality of monk/soldier. ... Events Births 8 September - Richard I of England Deaths August 21 - Alfonso VII, king of Castile (b. ... Braga is a city in northwestern Portugal, in the province of Minho. ... Images of Medieval Templars HQ in Portugal Templars Round Church in Tomar One of the courtyards: An medieval Clock Cristian Chirita photo 2004 One detail The Kitchen Tomar Castle Cristian Chirita photos Tomar 2004 Links Templars Tomar Categories: Portugal | Crusades | Roman Catholic Orders and Societies | Orders of knighthood | Europe... Images of Medieval Templars HQ in Portugal Templars Round Church in Tomar One of the courtyards: An medieval Clock Cristian Chirita photo 2004 One detail The Kitchen Tomar Castle Cristian Chirita photos Tomar 2004 Links Templars Tomar Categories: Portugal | Crusades | Roman Catholic Orders and Societies | Orders of knighthood | Europe... Events Erik den helige is succeeded by Karl Sverkersson. ... A Muslim is a believer in or follower of Islam. ... Fueros is a Spanish legal term and concept; there is a similar Portuguese term, Forals. ... Tomar is a city in central Portugal, capital of the Médio Tejo (Tagus river) region. ... Events June 3 - Thomas Becket consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury. ... The Seal of the Knights — the two riders have been interpreted as a sign of poverty or the duality of monk/soldier. ... The Castle of Almourol is situated in a small rocky island, in the middle of the Tagus river, in Portugal. ... For the first asteroid to be discovered, see 1 Ceres For the Melbourne community environment park, see the Centre for Education and Research in Environmental Strategies CERES (Clouds and the Earths Radiant Energy System) is an on-going NASA metereological experiment in Earth orbit. ... Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) is a multinational agricultural biotechnology corporation. ... Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, Marquis of Pombal (in Portuguese, Marquês de Pombal), (13 May 1699 – 15 May 1782) was a Portuguese statesman. ... Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, Marquis of Pombal (in Portuguese, Marquês de Pombal), (13 May 1699 – 15 May 1782) was a Portuguese statesman. ... Events Vietnam is given the official name of China. ... Events March 16 - Massacre and mass-suicide of the Jews of York, England prompted by Crusaders. ... Almoravides (From Arabic المرابطون sing. ... The Kingdom of Morocco is a country in northwest Africa. ...

He died in Tomar in the year of 1195. His grave is located in the Church of Santa Maria do Olival in that city. Tomar is a city in central Portugal, capital of the Médio Tejo (Tagus river) region. ... Events Priory of St Marys, Bushmead, founded. ... A church building is a building used in Christian worship. ...