Articles on the history of the original Knights Templar.
Above: William Marshall statue by Kjetilbjørnsrud by Alan Butler Anyone seriously interested in the Knights Templar is likely, at some time in their life, to make a pilgrimage to London, there to visit the district […]
Salah al-Din Yusuf bin Ayub or Saladin as he is popularly known was born in 1137 AD and was of Kurdish descent. The meaning of his Arabic name is “righteousness of the faith” As a […]
The following article was originally published in the June 1916 issue of The Builder. Publisher’s Note: Many of the writings of early Masonic historians took considerable liberties with Templar History, connecting their lineage to the Freemasons. […]
In the two centuries of their formal existence the Knights Templar served under 23 Grand Masters. It is Jacques de Molay however, whom is best known with the possible exception of the orders founder, Hughes […]
Traditional history tells us that Hugues de Payens and Geoffrey de St. Omer arrived at the palace of King Baldwin II with the desire to defend Christian pilgrims from the attack of the infidels. While […]
This video differentiates between the Dome of Rock Qubbat Al-Sakhrah Mosque and the Al-Aqsa Mosque, both found in The Noble Sanctuary (Temple Mount). The Al Aqsa Mosque and the Templars From the time of the […]
A video by Dom Gil Martins on the Knights Templar / Knights of Christ property in Tomar Portugal. From the period of 1143-1190, the Knights Templar presence in Portugal became stronger by the year. The […]
An excerpt from The Warriors and the Bankers by Alan Butler and Stephen Dafoe Many who have read accounts of how Templars, fleeing the French oppression of 1307, set the fleet towards Portugal where they […]
To understand the Templar connection to the island of Cyprus it is first necessary to briefly look at those events that led up to the Third Crusade. On July 4th, 1187 Saladin was successful in […]
In 335 AD St. Helena, mother of Emperor Constantine, is said to have discovered the Sacred Cave, where Jesus Christ was buried following His crucifixion on Golgotha. Interestingly enough this location was the very same […]
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