Knights Templar

:For other uses of the term, see Templar (disambiguation).

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The largest, and most powerful of the Christian military orders, the Poor Knights of Christ and the Temple of Solomon, originally named The Poor Knights of Christ and the Temple which is in Jerusalem is widely known as the Knights Templar. It was founded in 1118, in the aftermath of the First Crusade of 1096, to help the new Kingdom of Jerusalem maintain itself against its hostile Muslim neighbors, and to ensure the safety of the large numbers of European pilgrims who flowed towards Jerusalem after its conquest.

Related Topics:
Military order - Temple of Solomon - 1118 - First Crusade - Kingdom of Jerusalem - Muslim - European - Pilgrim - Jerusalem

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