Devotion of the Crusaders

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I have been trying to find information on the devotional and prayerful practices of the Crusaders. I cannot seem to find much info on this. Is there a book or a website that talks about them? Not a history of the crusades, but the life of a crusader.
 
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There were (eight?) crusades which spanned a period of about 500 years. You need to narrow your question quite a bit.
 
They would have been largely devotions that were say in practice during the various periods of time the Crusades took place. (ever-thing from praying the Our Father often (paternosters) to devotion to Our Lady…to praying the Psalms etc)

Particular to the Crusades was the taking of the crusaders vow (votum) and receiving the cross that was affixed to ones clothing as a sign of the votum (and was to be worn until the vow was fulfilled) (referred to as taking of the cross or crossing -according to Madden)

And since much of the Crusades was associated with pilgrimage - I imagine there would be various things of pilgrimage spirituality (the actual visiting and praying in the Holy Places etc). (and it was also penitential …)
 
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