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There are many definitions of "templar". Templar can mean a knights of a particular religious order, or a lawyer or student that lives in the Temple in London.
MAy be Roman Knights during the Crusades.
they were usually things the knights carried in to battle, usually having some sort of holy significance
1. Masonite is a siding material. What you mean is probably Masonry. 2. The Knight's Templar refers to multiple organizations. The one associated with the Freemasonry is the York rite rank of Knight Templar. However the members who hold this rank are not in fact knights in the chivalric sense. They do, however, accomplish fantastic acts of charity. 3. The Knights Templar who are knights in the chivalric sense are members of O.S.M.T.H. There is a link below.
No. The Knights of Templar, which I think you mean Knights Templar were a European, predominantly French military-religious organization tasked with the protection of pilgrims in the Holy Land during the Crusades.There are conspiracies upon conspiracies surrounding the organization, its existence, and termination. As such, be careful what you take for truth...especially anything written by Dan Brown.
"Beau Seant", i dont know french language but seems that it mean "Be Glorious"
An "Order of Knights" is a particular group of them, under the same rules and organization. Historically, there were a number of Orders of Knights: The Knights Templar, the Knights Hospitallers, the Teutonic Knights and so on. The Knights of Columbus emulate these organizations. It's the same concept as Monastic Orders like Benedictines, Carmelites and so on.
The Knights Templar really did exist, from 1119 to 1312. They did participate in battles, however, they were not assassins.
Not a flag in the modern sense; you mean the gonfanon bauçant, carried by the gonfanier (the Order's standard bearer). The name means "piebald banner" and was black-over-white.
A Seal of the Knights Templar, with their famous image of two knights on a single horse, a symbol of their early poverty. The text is in Greek and Latin characters, Sigillum Militum Xpisti: followed by a cross, which means "the Seal of the Soldiers of Christ". A closer translation would be "The Seal of a Soldier of Christ".
The red cross on the knight's shield and surcoat is usually associated with the Knights Templar, a medieval Christian military order. It symbolizes their dedication to the Christian faith and their role in the Crusades.
"Sigillum" means seal, "militum" means soldiers or army, and I believe "Xpisti" is one spelling of the Latin name of Christ. So if I am reading this right, "Sigillum Militum Xpisti" would mean "The Seal of the Army of Christ" (appropriate, since I believe the phrase was used mainly by the Knights Templar).