What religious beliefs did the Knights Templar hold?

The Knights Templar were part of the Catholic Church, like the Knights Hospitaller or other orders of chivalry created for the Crusades. read more

The Knights Templar were part of the Catholic Church, like the Knights Hospitaller or other orders of chivalry created for the Crusades. Over time, the Templars grew to be a wealthy organization, and today many historians see them as being among the earliest examples of international banking. read more

Templar: Templar, member of the Poor Knights of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, a religious military order of knighthood established at the time of the Crusades that became a model and inspiration for other military orders. Blamed for Crusader failures in the Holy Land, the order was destroyed by France’s King Philip IV. read more