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Templar: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As Knights Templar ā€¢ Poor Knights of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon ā€¢ Knight Templar
Date 1119 - 1314
Related People Philip IV ā€¢ Clement V ā€¢ Jacques de Molay ā€¢ Baldwin II

Did You Know?

  • After the Templar order was disbanded many former Templars became Hospitallers.
  • The Templars not only owned ships but also the entire island of Cyprus.
  • The Templars evolved from physically protecting pilgrims from robbery to running a banking system that protected and guaranteed pilgrims their valuables.
  • The Templars particularly exalted the Virgin Mary.

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A mounted Templar charging into battle, detail of a fresco in the Templar chapel at Cressac, France.
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The Knights Templars Castle and the Convent of the Knights of Christ in Tomar, Portugal, features a large, historic stone building with a round tower and arched windows, surrounded by gardens.
Jacques de Molay
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The Templars: Religious warriors and founders of modern banking
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