the templars: from protector to victim
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The Templars: From Protector to Victim. University Lecture Series March 2, 2011. Modern Views of the Templars. Ivanhoe Foucault’s Pendulum Da Vinci Code Kingdom of Heaven. Origins of the Order. Poor Knights of Christ and the Temple of Solomon 1119 to 1311. The Military Orders . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Templars: From Protector to Victim
University Lecture SeriesMarch 2, 2011
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Modern Views of the Templars
IvanhoeFoucault’s PendulumDa Vinci CodeKingdom of Heaven
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Origins of the Order
Poor Knights of Christ and the Temple of Solomon1119 to 1311
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The Military Orders
TemplarsHospitallers (Knights of St. John of Jerusalem) Knights of St. Mary of Acre (Teutonic Knights)
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Temple Mount in Jerusalem
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Milites Christi
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Organization
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Fighting Monks
The white mantle with a red cross was the distinctive form of dress for knights; sergeants wore a black mantle.
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Commercial Activities
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Fierce Reputation
Relentless defenders of their faith, often likened to the Muslim Ghazis.
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Demise of the Templars• Philip IV of France
coveted their wealth• Their international
character and exemption from local rulers made them a “state within a state”
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Resurging interest in the Templars
“The Templars Face the Inquisition: The Papal Commission and Diocesan Tribunals in France, 1308–1311”By Dale Streeter
How my research changes previous ideas about the Templar trials
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Arrest, Trial, & Suppression• Why were the Templars
targeted?• For their wealth or
power?• Jacques de Molay, the
last Grand Master, burned in Paris in 1314, his curse
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Templar Legacy
Their role was brief but vital. The Templars live on in popular imagination.