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The article highlights the historical and legal aspects of the formation and reformation of church and canon law in Europe in the 11th-13th centuries. It is emphasized that medieval church and canon law remains not only the main source of religious law, but also a key element of modern secular legal systems, and the conceptual ideas and conclusions of medieval canonists remain embodied in the tradition of common law in the English-speaking world and the legal heritage of the countries of continental Europe.

This article is devoted to the historical and legal analysis of the establishment, formation and activity of spiritual chivalry Tamplier Order, its participation in the Crusades movement of the XІI–XIII century and role in political, socio-economic, cultural and legal development of theWestern Europe. In this article the characteristic of legal provisions for the activities of the Tamplier Order in the form of Statutes, charters, canonical and ecclesiastical regulations. An attempt to formulate the basic postulates of order’s law is made.