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Knights Templar

The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, mainly known as the Knights Templar, was a military order of the Catholic faith, and one of the most important military orders in Western Christianity. They were founded in 1118 to defend pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem, with their headquarters located there on the Temple Mount, and exist…

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Headquarters
Temple Mount, Jerusalem, Kingdom of Jerusalem
Active
c. 1118 – c. 22 March 1312
Allegiance
The Pope
Attire
White mantle with a red cross pattée
Engagements
Battle of Teqoa (1138) Siege of Shaizar (1138) Siege of Damascus (1148) Siege of Ascalon (1153) Battle of Lake Huleh (1157) Battle of Montgisard (1177) Battle of Marj Ayyun (117…
First Grand master
Hugues de Payens

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related to Decline · 46
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related to War · 41
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related to Further reading · 36
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related to Chinon Parchment · 19
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related to Names · 16
Knights Templar → Christ, Christi Templique Salomonici, French, Latin, Les Chevaliers Templiers, Les Templiers, Order, Pauperes, Pauvres Chevaliers, Salomon, Solomon, Solomon's Temple, Templars, Temple, The Poor Fellow-Soldiers, The Temple Mount
related to Modern organizations · 11
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see also · 10
Knights Templar → Another Catholic, Catholic, Christianity, CrusadesTemplari Cattolici, CrusadesTeutonic Order, Descended, Italia, Knights Hospitaller, Malta, Sovereign Military Order
related to External links · 3
Knights Templar → Encyclopedia BritannicaKnights Templar, Templars, World History Encyclopedia

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Knights TemplarActivec. 1118 – c. 22 March 13121.00infobox
Knights TemplarAllegianceThe Pope1.00infobox
Knights TemplarAttireWhite mantle with a red cross pattée1.00infobox
Knights TemplarEngagementsBattle of Teqoa (1138) Siege of Shaizar (1138) Siege of Damascus (1148) Siege of Ascalon (1153) Battle of Lake Huleh (1157) Battle of Montgisard (1177) Battle of Marj Ayyun (117…1.00infobox
Knights TemplarFirst Grand masterHugues de Payens1.00infobox
Knights TemplarHeadquartersTemple Mount, Jerusalem, Kingdom of Jerusalem1.00infobox
Knights TemplarLast grand masterJacques de Molay1.00infobox
Knights TemplarMascotTwo knights riding a single horse1.00infobox
Knights TemplarMottosNon nobis, Domine, non nobis, sed Nomini tuo da gloriam1.00infobox
Knights TemplarMottos(English: Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to Thy name give the glory)1.00infobox
Knights TemplarNicknameOrder of Solomon's Temple1.00infobox
Knights TemplarPatronSaint Bernard of Clairvaux1.00infobox
Knights TemplarRoleProtection of the Christian pilgrims in Jerusalem (region) Shock troops1.00infobox
Knights TemplarSize15,000–20,000 members at peak, 10% of whom were knights1.00infobox
Knights TemplarTypeLatin Catholic military order1.00infobox

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