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On this day in 1128, Pope Honorius II grants a papal sanction to the
military order known as the Knights Templar, declaring it to be an army
of God.
Led by the Frenchman Hughes de Payens, the Knights Templar organization
was founded in 1118. Its self-imposed mission was to protect Christian
pilgrims on their way to and from the Holy Land during the Crusades, the
series of military expeditions aimed at defeating Muslims in Palestine.
For a while, the Templars had only nine members, mostly due to their
rigid rules. In addition to having noble birth, the knights were
required to take strict vows of poverty, obedience and chastity. In
1127, new promotional efforts convinced many more noblemen to join the
order, gradually increasing its size and influence.
By the time the Crusades ended unsuccessfully in the early 14th century,
the order had grown extremely wealthy, provoking the jealousy of both
religious and secular powers. In 1307, King Philip IV of France and Pope
Clement V combined to take down the Knights Templar, arresting the grand
master, Jacques de Molay, on charges of heresy, sacrilege and Satanism.
Under torture, Molay and other leading Templars confessed and were
eventually burned at the stake. Clement dissolved the Templars in 1312.
The modern-day Catholic Church has admitted that the persecution of the
Knights Templar was unjustified and claimed that Pope Clement was
pressured by secular rulers to dissolve the order. Over the centuries,
myths and legends about the Templars have grown, including the belief
that they may have discovered holy relics at Temple Mount, including the
Holy Grail, the Ark of the Covenant or parts of the cross from Christ’s
crucifixion. The imagined secrets of the Templars have inspired various
books and movies, including the blockbuster novel and film The Da Vinci
Code.
73 de Scott KF5JRV
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