▁called ▁the ▁D ô mer ie ▁d ' A ub rac ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁A ub rac ▁in ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁R ode z . ▁According ▁to ▁later ▁tradition , ▁it ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 0 3 1 ▁by ▁Ad al ard , ▁vis count ▁of ▁Fland ers , ▁who ▁was ▁bes et ▁by ▁brig ands ▁while ▁passing ▁through ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Rou er gue ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁shr ine ▁of ▁Saint ▁James ▁in ▁Com post ela . ▁If ▁this ▁later ▁story ▁is ▁accurate , ▁then ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁A ub rac ▁is ▁a ▁unique ▁example ▁in ▁the ▁ele vent h ▁century ▁of ▁a ▁military ▁order ▁in ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁the ▁later ▁Kn ights ▁Tem pl ar ▁and ▁Kn ights ▁H osp it aller . ▁ ▁The ▁Order ▁was ▁char tered ▁in ▁ 1 1 2 0 ▁or ▁ 1 1 2 2 ▁and ▁adopted ▁the ▁August in ian ▁rule ▁with ▁the ▁appro val ▁of ▁Bishop ▁Peter ▁of ▁R ode z ▁in ▁ 1 1 6 2 . ▁The ▁Order ' s ▁stat utes ▁from ▁that ▁year ▁surv ive . ▁They ▁were ▁re vised ▁several ▁times ▁in ▁the ▁later ▁Middle ▁A ges . ▁The ▁Order ▁included ▁pri ests , ▁kn ights , ▁lay ▁brothers , ▁noble w omen ▁and ▁lay ▁sister s . ▁Sat ellite ▁hosp it als , ▁called ▁" comm ander ies ", ▁were ▁established ▁at ▁Bo z ou ls , ▁Mil h au , ▁Naj ac , ▁and ▁R ode z . ▁Though ▁never ▁large