Antichrist and the Knights Templar
The Templar belief in anti-Christ was very strong – and may even have inspired the crusades with the belief that Jerusalem had to be retaken before the end of times

The Templar belief in anti-Christ was very strong – and may even have inspired the crusades with the belief that Jerusalem had to be retaken before the end of times
The life of Jesus Christ in the four gospels of the New Testament is not exactly a comprehensive biography. In Luke and Matthew we get the birth story and earliest years of his life and then a yawning gap until we reach the last months of his life – the ministry of Jesus.
There are some truly bizarre relics of saints from the Middle Ages and the Templars were fond of collecting them
Should we blame Christians alone for the crusades? Some historians think not. Tony McMahon investigates.
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