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Did most people think the Templars were guilty?
In 1307, arrest warrants were issued for the Knights Templar from the King of France on charges of heresy, sodomy and conspiracy. This led to the trial over a seven year period of many knights including the leaders of the…
Read MoreCatherine of Siena – a very odd medieval saint
I was in Italy in August and September this year and visited many medieval sites – in the next few blog posts, I’ll give you some highlights. But first – let’s meet a very odd medieval saint – Catherine of…
Read MoreSan Gimignano – Templar church or not?
San Gimignano in the Italian region of Tuscany is famous for its medieval skyscrapers. Many of them have toppled to the ground over the years but the remaining towers are truly awesome. The town also boasts a Knight Templar church…
Read MoreA medieval object called an Oliphant made from an elephant
A medieval object called an Oliphant made from a real elephant – that you can see in York Minster in England
Read MoreWho invented the crib of Jesus and nativity scene?
My Irish grandmother used to usher myself and my sister into her room at Christmas to show off her nativity set. There was the crib of Jesus centre stage, Mary and Joseph, the shepherds, three kings and a couple of…
Read MoreA saint for your lottery numbers
Saint Pantaleon is the patron saint of the lottery – proving there really is a saint for everything. I have even found several prayers online beseeching Pantaleon to pick the right numbers for the faithful. One went like this: Dear…
Read MoreFlorence – a Templar city!
Florence was a city known to the Knights Templar as one of the great centres of civilisation in medieval Italy. They may even have developed their primitive banking operation by watching the activities of Florentine merchants who were very commercially…
Read MoreChrysanthus and Daria – relics of saints
What happened to saints Chrysanthus and Daria and are the bones under an Italian church really those of the two martyred Romans? The relics of two Roman era saints are, according to faithful Catholics, contained within the medieval cathedral of…
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