Jacques de Molay – last Templar grand master
Jacques de Molay was the last Templar Grand Master burnt at the stake in 1314 after the Knights Templar were crushed by the King of France
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Secret letters between the Popes and Mongols
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Saints removed by the Catholic Church
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