The Templar Knight
Mysteries of the Knights Templar
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Pagan Temples that became Christian churches pt 1
I was in Rome last month and saw evidence of pagan temples converted into Christian churches – either being converted for new use or rebuilt using materials from the old temple. The Pantheon is a great example of a pagan…
Read MoreHow the Nazis damaged a Templar Knight
During the Second World War a German bomb severely damaged the Templar church in London chipping the tombs of Templars
Read MoreLast Templar Grand Master executed on March 18th
The year was 1314 and near to the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar was burnt at the stake in front of a huge crowd. After two hundred years of crusading, it…
Read MoreVia Dolorosa – what happened before the Crucifixion
Having had his face wiped by Veronica, Jesus then met the faithful women of Jerusalem and fell once more before being taken to the place where he was to be crucified. These last stages are marked on the Via Dolorosa…
Read MoreVia Dolorosa – where Veronica met Jesus
Needless to say there is no mention of this incident in the gospels but it pops up in various apocrypha (stuff written long after the gospels or not accepted by the church to be included in the bible) like The…
Read MoreVia Dolorosa – where Jesus met Simon of Cyrene
If you recall, the three synoptic gospels say that a man called Simon of Cyrene offered to carry the cross for a while as Jesus wearied. This is the fifth station. On the wall next to the chapel marking this…
Read MoreYorkshire Templars arrested in fateful year of 1308
The arrest of the Templars at Temple Newsam in Yorkshire came as a shock to the knights because they had got on very well with the king’s father
Read MoreOrder of the Solar Temple – were they Templars?
The pagan influences on the Knights Templar including sun worship
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