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The current position of the Roman Catholic Church is that the medieval persecution of the Knights Templar was unjust, that nothing was inherently wrong with the order or its rule, and that Pope Clement was pressed into his actions by the magnitude of the public scandal and by the dominating influence of King Philip IV, who was Clement's relative.
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. Not all Knights ...
Templers in Wilhelma, Palestine. The German Templer Society, also known as Templers, is a Radical Pietist group that emerged in Germany during the mid-nineteenth century, the two founders, Christoph Hoffmann and Georg David Hardegg, arriving in Haifa, Palestine, in October 1868 with their families and a few fellow Templers in order to establish a colony.
In the County of Tripoli, now in Northern Lebanon and coastal Syria: Chastel Blanc , 1117–1271 [ 3 ] Tartus ( Tortosa ) and its fortress , Templars headquarters 1152–1188 and fortress held until 1291, including the Cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa [ 1 ] [ 3 ]
The leader, Templar Grand Master Jacques de Molay, and Hugues de Pairaud, a Templar, referred to in various documents as "the visitor of France", who was the collector of all of the royal revenues of France owing to the Order, were both arrested, as were many other Templars in France. [29]
14th Grand Master of the Knights Templar; In office 1210–1218: Preceded by: Philippe du Plessis: Succeeded by: Pedro de Montaigu: Personal details; Born: c. 1178 Champagne, France: Died: August 1218 (aged 40-42) Damietta, Egypt: Military service; Allegiance: Knights Templar: Battles/wars
10th Grand Master of the Knights Templar; In office 1184–1189: Preceded by: Arnold of Torroja: Succeeded by: Robert IV of Sablé: Personal details; Born: c. 1140: Died: October 4, 1189 (aged 48–49) Acre: Nationality: Flemish: Military service; Allegiance: Kingdom of Jerusalem Knights Templar: Rank: Marshal of Jerusalem (1179-1184) Templar ...
Hugo de Paganis, [6] better known by the French translation Hugues de Payens or Payns (c. 1070 – 24 May 1136), was the co-founder and first Grand Master of the Knights Templar. In association with Bernard of Clairvaux , he created the Latin Rule , the code of behavior for the Order.