The Decline and Fall of the Knights Templar - The Real Knightfall

The Knights Templar were a militaristic order of monks founded at the time of the First Crusade to protect the Christian people of Europe making the journey to the Holy Land. A papal bull issued by Pope Innocent II in 1139 gave the Knights Templar special privileges not granted to other religious orders, including the right to build their own oratories and exemption from tithing. It was also subject only to the orders of the pope. Templars swore an oath of poverty, chastity, and obedience, renouncing the world. Although the Templars were an order of monks, their primary duty was to fight as knights and warriors to protect the Holy Land for Christians. The Templars were able to fulfill this duty successfully, until they were defeated at the Siege of Acre in 1291 and the Holy Land was lost again to the Muslims. With no more holdings in the Holy Land, the Templars returned to their various religious manors in Europe.

These are their stories...bum bum.

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