John the Baptist and the Knights Templar
TV historian Tony McMahon investigates a theory that the Knights Templar venerated John the Baptist above Jesus Christ

TV historian Tony McMahon investigates a theory that the Knights Templar venerated John the Baptist above Jesus Christ
Templar expert Tony McMahon investigates whether there was another Grand Master called Larmenius appointed by Jacques De Molay before he was burned at the stake
Did the Knights Templar join a sect that venerated John the Baptist? Did they become gnostics – a form of heresy condemned by the Roman Catholic church?
The Knights Templar were championed by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux – a founding member of the Cistercian order of monks. But a fellow Cistercian – Isaac of Stella – clashed with Bernard. He thought the Templars were the creation of the devil.
The Knights Templar may have been exposed to many heretical views in the east including the Johannite heresy that venerated John the Baptist above Jesus Christ
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