March 29, 2024
  • Battle Of Hattin
    Templar History

    The Battle Of Hattin – July 4th, 1187

    Above: Battle of Hattin by Gustave Doré After the death of King Baldwin in 1186, Guy of Lusignan, his brother-in-law, took his place with the support of the Templar Knights. However, the Hospitallers wanted nothing [...]
  • The Knights Templar - Knights Templar Clothing - Templar Hierarchy
    Templar History

    The Knights Templar

    The Order of the Poor Knights of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, or, as it is otherwise called, Knights Templar, was founded in Palestine in the 12th century by the Crusaders. The Order [...]
  • True Cross
    The Crusades

    The True Cross – a Holy relic

    Above: The Finding of the True Cross, Agnolo Gaddi, Florence, 1380 One of the outcomes of the Crusades was the production of many religious relics. Among these alleged instruments of Divinity the more common ones [...]
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    Daughters of The Nile

    Daughters of the Nile is a benevolent international fraternal organization for women who are related by birth or marriage to Shriners. It boasts 149 constituted Temples throughout the United States and Canada The organization was [...]

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Battle of Arsuf
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The Battle of Arsuf

The Battle of Arsuf: Within a week of the Muslim victory at Hattin on July 4, 1187, the port city of Acre surrendered to Saladin’s army. Within a month, Toron, Sidon, Gibelet, and Beirut also […]

Pope Clement V
Templar History

Pope Clement V – 1264 – 1314

Pope Clement V was born Bertrand de Got in 1264 CE at Villandraut in Gascony. He was crowned as Pope in Lyons, about a year after the death of Pope Benedict. De Got was a […]

Philip IV
Templar History

Philip IV – 1268 – 1314

King Philip IV, commonly referred to as Philip the Fair (le Bel), was born in the year 1268, one hundred and fifty years after the formation of the Knights Templar. Philip was King of France […]

The Crusades

Causes of the Crusades
The Crusades

The Causes of the Crusades

Publisher’s Note: The following material on the Causes of the Crusades is an excerpt from an article on the Rite of Strict Observance by By Burton E. Bennett, published in the 1920s. It is presented […]

Pope Urban II
The Crusades

Pope Urban II – 1042 – 1099

Above: Pope Urban II by Thesupermat – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link Pope Urban II, the man who was ultimately responsible for the launch of the first Crusade was born Odo de Lagery, although […]

Templar Mysteries

About Rosslyn Chapel
Templar Mysteries

About Rosslyn Chapel

About Rosslyn Chapel The Collegiate Church of St. Matthew, commonly known as Rosslyn Chapel, is an architectural gem that dates back to the mid-15th century. Its construction was overseen by William Sinclair, the First Earl […]

Baphomet enigma
Templar Mysteries

The Baphomet Enigma

The Baphomet Enigma by Stephen Dafoe In his 1972 science fiction novel, Baphomet’s Meteor, French author Pierre Barbet crafts an entertaining story of alternative history about the Knights Templar and the demonic entity known as […]

Templars and the Holy Grail
Templar Mysteries

The Templars and the Holy Grail

Templars and the Holy Grail by William Mann Author of “The Knights Templar in the New World” With the advent of the internet, there appears to be a swelling tide of interest relating to the […]

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Masonic Knights Templar - York Rite
Modern Templars

The York Rite Degrees of Freemasonry

Below a video on the York Rite. Freemasonry is a renowned and enigmatic fraternal organization that has captivated the minds of countless individuals for centuries. Within this vast and intricate realm of Masonic teachings lies […]

Masonic Knight Templar Swords
Modern Templars

Masonic Knight Templar Swords

PLEASE NOTE We do not give, nor are we qualified to give, appraisals on your fraternal Masonic Knight Templar swords.  One of the most frequent questions we receive in our email box comes from people […]

Chivalry for Children
Modern Templars

Chivalry for Children Program

Chivalry for Children by Allen Leddon “Chivalry is dead.” I’ve heard that a thousand times. I’ve said it myself. You’ve probably said it, too. But thinking about it, I’ve realized that what people generally mean […]

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