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History of the Templars

The order of warrior monks who were to become one of the most powerful and controversial organisations in European medieval history, were known by a variety of names; the Poor Knights of Christ and the Temple of Solomon, la Milice du Christ or, more commonly, the Knights Templar. Detailed accounts of the founding of the order are non-existent.

Templars Hierarchy

It is said that in the early days they had only four ranks. But that wasn't a problem because the order had only few members back then, some say because of recruiting difficulties other say it was for reasons of secrecy, But later as they became more numerous they installed many new ranks.
Here is a short overview of the ranks within the Templars order.

Jacques DeMolay

In 1298, Jacques DeMolay was named Grand Master of the Knights Templar, a position of power and prestige. As Grand Master however, Jacques DeMolay was also in a difficult position. The Crusades were not achieving their goals. The non-Christian Saracens defeated the Crusaders in battle and captured many vital cities and posts. The Knights Templar and the Hospitalers (another Order of Knights) were the only groups remaining to confront the Saracens.
Trial of the Templars
The Arcana of the Grail Angel
© John Barnwell author of "The Arcana of the Grail Angel:
The Spiritual Science of the Holy Blood and of the Holy Grail"
The Trial and Death of the Templars

The Neoplatonic philosopher Plotinus (205-270 A.D.) in his work entitled the Ennead, used three words, 'the Good, the True, and the Beautiful', to refer to the triune nature of the unity of the Godhead - which he called 'the One'. Plotinus' trinitarian ideas have been very influential on Christian philosophers' attempts to understand the nature of the Holy Trinity since the Middle Ages.
Did they have the ark?

Did The Templars Find The Ark Of The Covenant?
Article © by Patrick Byrne
Author of the Lost Secrets of Freemasonry

To answer this question we must attempt to peer back through the historical mists to try and determine whether anyone - let alone the Templars - could have found the Ark. The first issue, however, is whether the Ark could have been sufficiently well hidden so as to avoid being destroyed or plundered during the final sack of the temple by Titus in AD 70. The Bible provides us with a clue to the answer.

Were they heretics ?
Were The Templars Heretics?
Article © By D. V. Kelleher
Author of Glory Song

The Catholic Church hunted down and killed heretics including the Templars therefore the Templars must have been heretics.
While this seems a simple conclusion, there were other factors involved. Philippe the Fair, who was behind the Pope's charge of heresy against the Templars in 1307, didn't believe they were heretics, he just saw it as a way to dissolve the order.

 
Organizational structure
Organizational Structure of the Knights Templar

© 2001 by Salvatore T. Bruno

This article will summarize the detailed analysis presented in my book, Templar Organization: the Management of Warrior Monasticism. I will describe the hierarchy of the one of the most remarkable institutions of the medieval world; The Order of the Poor Knights of Christ of the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem, (the Templars).

 
Do they still exist ?

Article By Stephen Dafoe
(Article Originally Published In Dagobert's Revenge Magazine)


Jacques de Molay, the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar was burned at the stake on March 18, 1314. As he began a slow roast towards his inevitable end, he is rumored to have uttered a curse for his accusers to join him in death within the year. True to this alleged curse, both Pope Clement V and the French Monarch, Philip Le Bel died within twelve months.

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Did they have the grail?
Article by William Mann
Author of "The Labyrinth of the Grail"

With the advent of the internet, there appears to be a swelling tide of interest relating to the question as to whether the medieval Knights Templar in fact possessed the Holy Grail. The answer to this is a very simple one: There is no doubt whatsoever that the Templars possessed the Holy Grail.