▁the ▁lower ▁ranks ▁were ▁better ▁than ▁in ▁cities ". ▁The ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁consisted ▁of ▁ind igen ous ▁Eastern ▁Orth odox ▁Christians ▁al lied ▁to ▁and ▁protected ▁by ▁the ▁Cr us ader ▁administration ▁and ▁g arrison ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁fort . ▁The ▁inhabitants ▁were ▁considered ▁lower - class , ▁but ▁integral ▁members ▁of ▁society ▁by ▁the ▁Cr us aders ▁of ▁European ▁or ▁mixed ▁descent . ▁Because ▁Dar om ▁was ▁absent ▁of ▁Greek ▁b ish ops , ▁in ▁ 1 1 6 8 ▁Pope ▁Alexander ▁III ▁gave ▁the ▁Latin ▁Patri arch ▁of ▁Jerusalem ▁direct ▁juris diction ▁over ▁the ▁dioc eses , ▁putting ▁the ▁largely ▁Greek ▁Orth odox ▁inhabitants ▁under ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church . ▁ ▁Following ▁Am al ric ' s ▁withdraw al ▁from ▁his ▁fifth ▁off ensive ▁against ▁Egypt ▁in ▁ 1 1 7 0 , ▁Muslim ▁general ▁Sal adin , ▁fighting ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁F at im ids , ▁attacked ▁and ▁bes ie ged ▁the ▁for tr ess ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁for ay ▁into ▁the ▁Cr us ader ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Jerusalem . ▁Despite ▁initial ▁g ains , ▁Dar om ▁was ▁not ▁captured ▁or ▁destroyed . ▁It ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁strong hold ▁of ▁the ▁Kn ights ▁Tem pl ar ▁and ▁the ▁Kn ights ▁H osp it aller ▁from ▁Jerusalem , ▁led ▁by ▁King ▁Bald win ▁III . ▁After ▁the ▁Muslim ▁army ▁defeated ▁the ▁Cr us aders ▁in ▁the ▁decis ive ▁Battle ▁of ▁H att in ▁in ▁ 1 1 8 7 , ▁their ▁leader ▁Sal adin ,