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Masonic Presidents

William L. Boyden, P.M., Librarian of the Supreme Council, A.A.S.R., S.J., a Masonic historian of tireless energy and scholarly ability, was author of that classic of the Craft, “Masonic Presidents, Vice Presidents, and signers of [...]
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Templars and the Ark? – Opening the Ark of the Covenant

Templars and the Ark? Order Opening the Ark of the Covenant From Amazon.com. By Frank Joseph and Laura Beaudoin Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: New Page Books Language: English ISBN-13: 978-1-56414-903-9 I must confess that my skin [...]
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The Templar Grand Masters

The Templar Grand Masters – Overview and entourage Within the Templar hierarchy, the Grand Master was absolute ruler of the Order and answerable only to the pope. Although his position was a powerful one, he [...]
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Bible in Masonry

Joseph Fort Newton BROTHER Toastmaster: Time is a river and books are boats. Many volumes start down that stream, only to be wrecked and lost beyond recall in its sands. Only a few, a very [...]
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The York Rite Sovereign College

An invitational body of the York Rite “Whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be your slave: even as the Son of Man came [...]

The Templars and Tomar

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Tomar, a picturesque town located in central Portugal, holds a significant place in the history of the Knights Templar. Known as the “City of the Templars,” Tomar served as a headquarters and stronghold for the […]

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Templar Organizational Structure

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Templar Organizational Structure © 2001 by Salvatore T. Brunoo This article will summarize the detailed analysis presented in my book, Templar Organization: the Management of Warrior Monasticism. I will describe the Templar Organizational Structure hierarchy […]

Who Were The Knights Templar?

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Who were the Knights Templar? Within two decades of the victory of the First Crusade (1095-1099), a group of knights led by Hugues (Hugh) de Payens offered themselves to the Patriarch of Jerusalem to serve […]

The Causes of the Crusades

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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 […]

The Massacre at Worms: A Dark Chapter in the Crusades

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One of the most harrowing events during the Crusades was the massacre at Worms, a city in present-day Germany. The incident occurred during the First Crusade in 1096 and remains a dark chapter in the […]

The True Cross – a Holy relic

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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 […]

Rosslyn Chapel: A Legacy in Stone

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Anne Burgess / Rosslyn Chapel a legacy in stone / CC BY-SA 2.0 by Dr. Karen Ralls © 2003 Near Edinburgh, Scotland, stands Rosslyn Chapel, one of the most ornately-carved 15th century medieval stone chapels in all of Europe. […]

About Rosslyn Chapel

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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 […]

Knights Templar Architecture: Practicality and Praise

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Knights Templar architecture is shown in this image of Temple Church Bristol by NotFromUtrecht – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 by Alan Butler Within a very short period of the formation of the Poor Knights […]

Templar Regalia of the Freemasons

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The regalia worn by the modern day Masonic Knights Templar is a harsh departure from that worn by the Templars of the middle ages. The sharpest contrast is in the amount of ornamentation on the […]

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SMOTJ: The Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem

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SMOTJ by Chevalier Steve E. Pehrson Preface: The following article is not meant to present the opinions of any person or organization other than those of the author. Many points of history are debatable and […]

Templarism: Its Duty And Its Sphere

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Templarism by Albert Pike Seven centuries and a half have passed away since, in 1118 eight French noblemen, uniting themselves into a society, became the Master and Brethren of the Temple. They first displayed the […]