This book charts the rise and fall of the Order, tracing the lives and deaths of its members and examining the motives of its supporters and opponentsĪccess-restricted-item true Addeddate 17:28:11 Bookplateleaf 0003 Boxid IA152101 Boxid_2 CH129925 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Date-raw June 1991 Donorįriendsofthesanfranciscopubliclibrary External-identifier Pope Clement to whom the Order owed complete allegiance described them as 'horrible, wicked and detestable'. Individually and as a group they were accused of heresy, treachery, sodomy, usury, blasphemy, idolatry and a number of unspeakable sins. They led the Crusades against Moslem States of the East, yet when their order was destroyed in 1314, its enemies were not Muslims but Christians. They were bankers, merchants, diplomats and tax gatherers and though themselves poor, the wealth of their order was legendary. Acquiring land and castles by gift conquest and purchase in every part of Europe and the eastern Mediterranean, they became a church within the Church-a state within the State. In the strict hierarchy of the feudal world, where every man owed loyalty and allegiance to his overlord, the Templars obeyed no one except the Pope. In their brotherhood, the Knights united two conflicting medieval ideals, for they were both monks and warriors, committed to God and committed to war. Here is a complete account of one of the strangest phenomena of medieval history : The Poor Fellow Soldiers of Christ, the Knights of the Temple of Solomon-more popularly known as the Knights Templar. The heresy of innocence - The infernal sacrifice Philip the fair - The celebration of perfidy - The trials, 1307-1314. The quartermasters of the Crusades - Conspiracy and arrest, 1303-1307. Living waters - The ideal Saracen - The horns of Hattin - Lion's heart - The devil's doctrine - Castle pilgrim - Dead waters - The Temple in Europe, 1153-1303. Strangers and pilgrims - Hugh - Omne datum optimum - The kingdom beyond the sea : outremer, 1131-1303. The blessed soldiers - The Temple in Europe, 1118-1153. The masters of the Order of the Temple in Jerusalem - Ashes to ashes - The First Crusade and the birth of the Temple, 1095-1118. Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-316) and index "This edition published by Barnes & Noble, Inc.
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