Brief Biography
Gastone de Murols led the Order after Gilbert of Assailly.
Life and service to the Order
Previously a treasurer of the Order, he took office amid disagreement over Gilbert’s succession. His brief mastership belongs to a period when the Hospitallers had to manage both their resources and a growing military role.
In this period the Hospitallers maintained a hospital and defended their communities in the Holy Land. Their base shifted to Acre after the loss of Jerusalem, and to Cyprus after the fall of Acre in 1291.
The further development in Jerusalem
Frà Gaston de Murols — from Further Development of the Order
From Blessed Gérard and his “Everlasting Brotherhood”.
Historical context: Order of Malta, The Grand Masters; History of the Order.
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