The Templar Knight
Mysteries of the Knights Templar
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Templar hero: Hugh de Payens
Templar expert Tony McMahon looks at Hugh de Payens – founder of the Knights Templar
Read MoreWere the Knights Templar heretics?
The Knights Templar have been accused of being gnostic and Templar expert Tony McMahon investigates
Read MoreInterview with the Grand Master – The Grand Commandery of Knights Templar
I’ve been asked by many of you – where are today’s Knights Templar? Well, here is an interview with Sir Mark Borrington – Grand Master of The Grand Commandery of Knights Templar and he explains the organisation and the work…
Read MoreMartin Moniz – Portuguese crusader hero – an interview with him…
Martim Moniz was a Portuguese crusader who fought with the first king of Portugal – Dom Afonso Henriques – when he conquered what was then the Islamic city of Al-Usbuna which would subsequently become the Christian capital of Portugal…Lisbon. Many…
Read MoreThe Jews and Bernard of Clairvaux
Bernard of Clairvaux was the great spiritual force behind the Templars – the Cistercian ascetic who promoted the Order in its early years and is believed to have largely authored the Rule. As I’m in Jerusalem and have just visited…
Read MoreThe mysterious origins of the Knights Templar – fact versus conspiracy theory!
The origins of the Knights Templar are wrapped in mystery. Were they set up by the Priory of Sion or Rex Deus or just a security force protecting pilgrims?
Read MoreThe Templars – the sort of people you’d want to find on a modern campsite
The Knights Templar adhered to strict rules about tidiness and that included running a model campsite – medieval style
Read MoreMonsters in churches – a medieval protest
Bernard of Clairvaux did not approve of ornamentation in churches or gaudy painting but defended simplicity
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