The popularity of the Knights Templar in modern fiction and their presence in pseudohistorical or fringe literature has received scholarly attention.Īt the 2005 Annual Conference of the American Culture Association, their call for papers was specifically about such conspiracy theories relating to the Templars and their association with other legends and mysterious organizations. In April 2019, Knights Templar International and Jim Dowson were banned by Facebook for spreading hate. In May 2018 BBC News reported that since 2015 far-right activist Jim Dowson has been fronting a UK-based anti-immigrant organization, 'Knights Templar International', with Dowson's sister-in-law Marion Thomas named as one of its directors. Some members of the OSMTH claim to be the direct descendants of the original Knights Templar, citing the Larmenius Charter as proof however, this document is suspected to be a forgery. They are a part of the larger Ordo Supremus Militaris Templi Hierosolymitani (OSMTH), commonly called Knights Templar Worldwide. Another Templar-related order, the Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem, is a charitable organization founded in 1804 which has achieved United Nations NGO special status. The Order of the Solar Temple is one infamous example of a "neo-Templar" group, founded in 1984, that claimed descent from the original Knights Templar there are several other self-styled orders that also claim to be descended from, or revivals of, the Templar Order. For further information, see Self-styled order.
"Knights Templar International" redirects here. In the later 20th century, masonic Knights Templar became the subject of pseudohistorical theories connecting them to the medieval order, even though such a connection is rejected by Masonic authorities themselves and the source known to historians. These Knights Templar often take part in public parades and exhibitions, wearing distinctive uniforms and have had a number of high-profile members such as Henry Ford, and Harry S. Freemasonry is traditionally open to men of all faiths, asking only that they have a belief in a supreme being, but membership in this Masonic body (and others) is open only to Freemasons who profess a belief in the Christian religion. The best-known reference to the Knights Templar in Freemasonry is the Degree of Knight of the Temple, or " Order of the Temple", the final order joined in "The United Religious, Military and Masonic Orders of the Temple and of St John of Jerusalem, Palestine, Rhodes and Malta" commonly known as the Knights Templar. Modern organizations Temperance movement įurther information: Knights Templar (Freemasonry)įreemasonry has contained references to the Knights Templar since at least the 18th century Templar symbols and rituals are incorporated in a number of Masonic bodies. Several modern organizations also claim heritage from the medieval Templars, as a way of enhancing their own image or mystique. In modern works, the Templars generally are portrayed as villains, misguided zealots, representatives of an evil secret society, or as the keepers of a long-lost treasure. The Order and its members increasingly appear in modern fiction, though most of these references portray the medieval organization inaccurately. The dramatic and rapid end of the Order led to many stories and legends developing about them over the following centuries.
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He accused them of heresy, ordered the arrest of all Templars within his realm, put the Order under trial and many of them burned at the stake. These men were famous in the high and late Middle Ages, but the Order was disbanded very suddenly by King Philip IV of France, who took action against the Templars in order to avoid repaying his own financial debts. The original historic Knights Templar were a Christian military order, the Order of the Poor Fellow Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, that existed from the 12th to 14th centuries to provide warriors in the Crusades.
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