Editing Order of Saint Lazarus (section)

===Late medieval period===
The order quickly abandoned its military activities after the [[Siege of Acre (1291)|fall of Acre in 1291]].{{sfn|Marcombe|2003|page= }} As a result of that catastrophe, the leper hospital of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem disappeared, but its [[Commandery|commanderies]] in Europe, together with their revenues, continued. In 1308, King [[Philip IV of France]] gave the order his temporal protection.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}}

In 1490, [[Pope Innocent VIII]] attempted to amalgamate the order with the [[Knights Hospitaller|Knights of St. John]], including the handing-over to the Knights of the possessions of the Order. Although that was confirmed in 1505 by [[Pope Julius II]], the Order of Saint Lazarus resisted the move, and the order of St. John never came into possession of the property, except in Germany. In France, the [[papal bull|bull of suppression]] was ignored and French Grand Masters appointed.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}} The order of Saint John pursued its claim to the French holdings but that was legally rejected by the [[Parlement of Paris]] in 1547.

In 1565, [[Pope Pius IV]] annulled the bulls of his predecessors and restored all possessions to the order so that he might give the grand magistry to a favorite, Giovanni de Castiglione. However, de Castiglione did not succeed in securing the devolution of the commanderies in France. By the end of the 16th century, the Order retained a significant presence only in France and Italy.