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The Templars briefly owned the entire island of Cyprus in 1191–1192, preceding the establishment of the Kingdom of Cyprus; Gastria Castle, 1210–1279 [5]; Kolossi Castle, 1306–1313 [2]
The Knights Hospitaller operated a wide network of properties in the Middle Ages from their successive seats in Jerusalem, Acre, Cyprus, Rhodes and eventually Malta. In the early 14th century, they received many properties and assets previously in the hands of the Knights Templar.
This is a list of all verifiable organizations that claim to be a Masonic Grand Lodge in United States. A Masonic "Grand Lodge" (or sometimes "Grand Orient") is the governing body that supervises the individual "Lodges of Freemasons" in a particular geographical area, known as its "jurisdiction" (usually corresponding to a sovereign state or other major geopolitical unit).
Panther City Masonic Lodge #1183, AF&AM [13] [14] Fort Worth Scottish Rite (Valley of Fort Worth) [15] Texas Chapter #362, Royal Arch Masons of Texas [16] Texas Council #321, Royal and Select Masters of Texas [17] Worth Commandery #19, Knights Templar [18] Moslah Shriners [19] El Texa Grotto M.O.V.P.E.R. [20] H. Malvern Marks Chapter, Order of ...
Varner–Hogg Plantation State Historic Site†⁕⁑ More images: 1702 N. 13th St. West Columbia: Brazoria: THC Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site: More images: 23400 Park Road 12: Washington: Washington
The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon (Latin: Pauperes commilitones Christi Templique Salomonici and French: Pauvres Chevaliers du Christ et du Temple de Salomon) are also known as the Order of Solomon's Temple, and mainly the Knights Templar (French: Les Chevaliers Templiers), or simply the Templars (French: Les Templiers).
The Knights Templar were an elite fighting force of their day, highly trained, well-equipped, and highly motivated; one of the tenets of their religious order was that they were forbidden from retreating in battle, unless outnumbered three to one, and even then only by order of their commander, or if the Templar flag went down.
There is some debate as to exactly when Freemasonry in the Anglo-American tradition started requiring its members to have a belief in Deity. There are hints that this was the case from the earliest days of Freemasonry: The Regius Manuscript, the oldest known Masonic document dating from around 1390, states that a Mason "must love well God and holy church always."