Knights Templar

Knights Templar
An order of medieval knights that existed for two centuries during the Crusades.

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  • Knights Templar — see ↑Templar • • • Main Entry: ↑knight …   Useful english dictionary

  • Knights Templar — This article is about the medieval order. For the Knights Templar associated with Freemasonry, see Knights Templar (Freemasonry). For other uses, see Knights Templar (disambiguation) and Templar (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

  • Knights Templar —    This order of knights was founded in 1119 AD in the Holy Land. They were to guard the site of the Temple of Solomon, and to protect pilgrims who were coming to visit this site. Formed by two knights, Hugh de Payns and Godefroi de Saint Omer,… …   The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology

  • Knights Templar — The Knights Templar derived their name from having been the occupants of part of the place where Solomon s Temple used to be. (They were known first and fully as the Poor Knights of the Temple of Solomon.) The order was founded by Hugues de Payns …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • Knights Templar (Freemasonry) — A cross and crown laid upon a cross pattée inscribed with In Hoc Signo Vinces resting upon downward pointing swords in saltire is often used to represent the Knights Templar. (The various symbols used allude to the orders of the body, though the… …   Wikipedia

  • Knights Templar legends — The secrecy around the powerful medieval Order of the Knights Templar, and the speed with which they suddenly disappeared over the space of a few years, has led to many different Knights Templar legends. These range from rumors about their… …   Wikipedia

  • Knights Templar in England — The history of the Knights Templar in England began when the French nobleman Hughes de Payens, the founder and Grand Master of the order of the Knights Templar, visited the country in 1118 to raise men and money for the Crusades. HistoryKing… …   Wikipedia

  • Knights Templar and popular culture — The Knights Templar have many references in popular culture, yet most of them quite inaccurate. The truth is that they were a Catholic military order that existed from the 1100s to the 1300s, to provide warriors in the Crusades. [Karen Ralls,… …   Wikipedia

  • Knights Templar School — Infobox UK school name = The Knights Templar School size = latitude = 51.98766 longitude = 0.19077 dms = dms motto = motto pl = established = 1939 approx = closed = c approx = type = religion = president = head label = Headteacher head = Mr… …   Wikipedia

  • Knights Templar Seal — The Master of the Knights Templar s great seal was double sided and showed the picture of The Dome of the Rock (some opinions are that the picture represents a circular dome of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre) on one side and the Order s symbol… …   Wikipedia

  • Knights Templar in Scotland — This article is solely about the medieval Order in Scotland. The Modern Order is discussed in Scottish Knights Templar.In 1128 the cousin of St Bernard of Clairvaux, Hugues de Payens, who served on the First Crusade with Henri St Clair, 2nd Baron …   Wikipedia

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