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Omne datum optimum
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<p> <i>Omne datum optimum</i> (Latin for "Every perfect gift", a quotation from the <a href="/facts/Epistle_of_James/NENho7xN">Epistle of James</a> 1:17) was a <a href="/facts/Papal_bull/rddm96cW">papal bull</a> issued by <a href="/facts/Pope_Innocent_II/hXYjczgy">Pope Innocent II</a> on 29 March 1139 that endorsed the Order of the Poor Knights of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon (<a href="/facts/Knights_Templar/1IEETuMg">Knights Templar</a>), in which the Templar Rule was officially approved, and <a href="/facts/Pope/9zVokNjn">papal</a> protection given. </p>