what is the knights of Templar?

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secret organisation

Answer 1

The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon (Latin: Pauperes commilitones Christi Templique Solomonici), popularly known as the Knights Templar, was one of the most famous of the Christian military orders. It existed for about two centuries in the Middle Ages, created in the aftermath of the First Crusade of 1096 to ensure the safety of the large numbers of European pilgrims who flowed toward Jerusalem after its conquest.

The Templars were an unusual order in that they were both monks and soldiers, making them in effect some of the earliest "warrior monks" in the Western world. Members of the Order played a key part in many battles of the Crusades, and the Order's infrastructure innovated many financial techniques that could be considered the foundation of modern banking. The Order grew in membership and power throughout Europe, until it ran afoul of King Philip IV of France (Philip the Fair), who caused members in France to be tortured into confessions and burned at the stake. Under influence from King Philip, Pope Clement V then forcibly disbanded the order on Friday 13 October, 1307.
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Knights Templar is an international philanthropic masonic order. In the 1700s when freemasonry became public they began to incorporate symbols and traditions of the medieval Knights Templar. The original medieval Order of Knights Templar was established after the First Crusade, and existed from approximately 1118 to 1312. There is no historical evidence to conclusively link the medieval Knights Templar and Masonic Templarism.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_Templar_%28Freemason_degree%29

Answer 2

The Knights Templar were an ancient group of warrior monks originally created to protect pilgrims in the dangerous journey to Jerusalem. They then apparently found something, some people believe it is the holy grail although there is no proof to support this, an became very rich. They became a powerful force until ,I think it was, Pope Clement V outlawed them and charged them with worshipping an idol, a severed head, along with other common charges of the time.

Some of them joined other orders of knights such as the knights hospitalier. Some say they joined the orders of masons of Western Europe and formed them into the protestant fraternaty the Free Masons. Some famous people such as George Washington and most of the Founding Fathers were apart of the Free masons.

There is no proof that the Free Masons are a descendant of the Knights Templar, besides the fact some rituals that have seemingly have no point and no one knows where they come from. I hope I gave you a good summary. Try out these links:
Don 't get the factual and speculation articles mixed up.

Answer 3

Who Were The Knights Templar?
By Stephen Dafoe

The answer to the question, who were the Knights Templar is likely to generate a variety of opinions, depending upon who answers the question.

Christian crusaders, anti-Christian demon worshipers and the first and greatest of the monastic warriors who fought during the Crusades are but a few of the many theories related to the Templars.

The purpose of this brief article is to give a more traditional account of the order for the layperson unfamiliar with the order.

Traditional Account

Following the victory of the First Crusade a group of knights, led by Hugues de Payens, offered themselves to the Patriarch of Jerusalem as a military force.

This proposed military force had the mandate of protecting Christian pilgrims who were en route to the Holy Land In the year 1118 AD King Baldwin II granted the Templars quarters on the Temple Mount.

For the first nine years of their existence, the order consisted of nine knights. Speculations of treasure hunting aside, one of the reasons for the limited number of members may have been the reluctance to take Templar vows. Chastity, poverty and obedience were hardly a lifestyle greatly sought after.

In the year 1127 the Cistercian abbot, Bernard of Clairvaux, wrote a rule of order for the Templars that was based on his own Cistercian order's rule of conduct. Additionally, Bernard did a great deal to promote the Templars.

Perhaps Bernard's greatest contribution to the order was a letter that he wrote to Hugues de Payens, entitled De laude novae militae (In praise of the new knighthood.)

This letter swept throughout Christendom with the result being that many men, of noble birth, joined the ranks of the Templar Order. Those who were unable to join often gifted the Templars with land and other valuables.

While it is true that the Templars were not permitted, by their rule, to own much of anything personally, there was no such restriction on the order as a whole. As such the gifts of land were accepted and put to immediate use by the order.

From humble beginnings of poverty in 1118, when the order relied on alms from traveling pilgrims, the Order quickly grew to have the backing of the Holy See and the collective European monarchies.

In the process, the order became wealthy. Aside form the gifts showered upon them, they were experts in commerce and free from the taxation and tithes imposed on other orders.

However, in less than two centuries, the Templars would meet their demise perhaps because of their wealth or fear of their seemingly limitless powers. It is generally agreed that Philip IV was envious of the Templar's wealth and sought to secure it for himself.

Regardless of the motivation, the order was taken down at the hands of the Pope and the King of France in 1307.

On October 13, 1307 Philip had the Templars arrested on grounds of heresy; since this was the only charge that would allow the seizing of their money and assets.

The Templars were tortured and confessions were given. These confessions included:

* Trampling and spitting on the cross
* Homosexuality and Sodomy
* Worshipping of an idol named Baphomet

Philip was successful in ridding the Templars of their power and wealth and urged all fellow Christian leaders to do the same thing.

On March 19th, 1314 the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, Jacques de Molay, was burned at the stake.

De Molay is said to have cursed King Philip and Pope Clement as he burned, asking both men to join him in death within a year.

Whether the story is an apocryphal legend or a matter of historical fact depends largely on one's point of view.

However, Pope Clement V died only one month later and Philip IV seven months after that.

Answer 4

They all actually became each other over time, and then the Teutonic Knights became the Hanseatic League. And Phillip sabotaged them because he had mortgaged almost the entire country of France to them and when the debt came due he orchestrated papal support to shut them down before they could try to collect. And they really didn't have gold so much as they would honor letters of credit carried over distances with special code in the text to assure authenticity--they invented the CONCEPT of Letter of Credit, Sight Draft, and Mac card--very cool huh? of course this means they had lots of folks borrowing from them and depositing with them, That how Phillip manged to borrow beyond his means, he even manipulated the Papacy to avoid his debt and silence the Templars, who the were absorbed into the Hospitallers, and the renegades joined the Teutonic Knights who probably formed the lay group Hansa in Northern Europe.

Answer 5

Following the victory of the First Crusade a group of knights, led by Hugues de Payens, offered themselves to the Patriarch of Jerusalem as a military force.


This proposed military force had the mandate of protecting Christian pilgrims who were en route to the Holy Land In the year 1118 AD King Baldwin II granted the Templars quarters on the Temple Mount.


For the first nine years of their existence, the order consisted of nine knights. Speculations of treasure hunting aside, one of the reasons for the limited number of members may have been the reluctance to take Templar vows. Chastity, poverty and obedience were hardly a lifestyle greatly sought after.


In the year 1127 the Cistercian abbot, Bernard of Clairvaux, wrote a rule of order for the Templars that was based on his own Cistercian order's rule of conduct. Additionally, Bernard did a great deal to promote the Templars.


Perhaps Bernard's greatest contribution to the order was a letter that he wrote to Hugues de Payens, entitled De laude novae militae (In praise of the new knighthood.)


This letter swept throughout Christendom with the result being that many men, of noble birth, joined the ranks of the Templar Order. Those who were unable to join often gifted the Templars with land and other valuables.


While it is true that the Templars were not permitted, by their rule, to own much of anything personally, there was no such restriction on the order as a whole. As such the gifts of land were accepted and put to immediate use by the order.


From humble beginnings of poverty in 1118, when the order relied on alms from traveling pilgrims, the Order quickly grew to have the backing of the Holy See and the collective European monarchies.


In the process, the order became wealthy. Aside form the gifts showered upon them, they were experts in commerce and free from the taxation and tithes imposed on other orders.


However, in less than two centuries, the Templars would meet their demise perhaps because of their wealth or fear of their seemingly limitless powers. It is generally agreed that Philip IV was envious of the Templar's wealth and sought to secure it for himself.


Regardless of the motivation, the order was taken down at the hands of the Pope and the King of France in 1307.


On October 13, 1307 Philip had the Templars arrested on grounds of heresy; since this was the only charge that would allow the seizing of their money and assets.


The Templars were tortured and confessions were given. These confessions included:


Trampling and spitting on the cross
Homosexuality and Sodomy
Worshipping of an idol named Baphomet
Philip was successful in ridding the Templars of their power and wealth and urged all fellow Christian leaders to do the same thing.


On March 19th, 1314 the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, Jacques de Molay, was burned at the stake.


De Molay is said to have cursed King Philip and Pope Clement as he burned, asking both men to join him in death within a year.


Whether the story is an apocryphal legend or a matter of historical fact depends largely on one's point of view.


However, Pope Clement V died only one month later and Philip IV seven months after that.

Answer 6

The Knights Templar is a secret society formed to protect the Holy Grail, I beleve.

Answer 7

I believe they were the guardians of the Holy Grail.
I think they have something to do with Illuminati?

I'm not sure, I got all my knowledge reading "Divinci Code"

Answer 8

one of the most famous of the Christian military orders

Answer 9

Where hunted down by crusaders, now they think they're special