Templar Knights the middle ages saw the

Templar Knights

the middle ages saw the emergence of a military order called the poor fellow-soldiers of christ and of the temple of solomon.

official name was pauperurum commilitonum christi templiqne solamoniaci.

• the founding of the templar knights was initiated by bernard of clairvaux, a member of the cistercian order following the liberation of jerusalem by the crusaders led by godfrey of bouillon. The Founding of the Templar Knights

christians were treated so badly that throughout christendom people were stirred to fight in crusades and the templar knights were formed to ensure the safety of the pilgrims who flocked towards jerusalem. The purpose of the Templar Knights

hugh de payens and geoffrey de st. aldemar (omer) Leaders of the Templar Knights fraternity

the vows of the templar knights exhorted them to put on the armour of obedience, and to associate themselves with piety and humility for the defence of the holy catholic church. The Vows of the Templar Knights

v "to speak sparingly and to wear a grave and serious deportment. " v "to be constant in the exercise of charity and almsgiving, to have a watchful care over all sick brethren, and to support and sustain all old men" v "to receive no service nor attendance from a woman and to shun feminine kisses. "

it was not easy to join the fraternity of the templar knights. Joining the Knights Templar

the status of the templar knights was so high that kings, nobles and their subjects, competed with each other in heaping gifts and benefits on the templars. The Status of the Templar Knights

this black and white flag, perhaps signifying the strife between good and evil, was probably the most important symbol for each individual knight templar. Beauseant banner

this famous image of two templars riding one horse signifies the vow of poverty. Two knights on one horse

the red cross symbolized martyrdom Red cross

the red cross symbolized martyrdom Red cross

Knights Templar Banking History

BELIEFS OF THE TEMPLARS

The Decline of the Templar Knights

The Templar Knights and the Inquisition