Mark Borrington GM GCKT. See article at http://thetemplarknight.com/2012/05/08/interview-with-the-grand-master-the-grand-commandery-of-knights-templar/
Grand Master of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar. A modern day Templar group.
Grand Master {eventually, answered only to the Pope}Masters {answered to the grand master} Knight {for persons of high birth} Sergeant {for persons of low birth} Clergy
Grand Knights History happened in 2011.
No. Once the Pope of the time granted them almost complete autonomy, they were separate from the kings. The Grand Master of the Templars would answer only to the Pope.
# For one they became a group in 1118. # Their main objective was to protect the Holy Lands and everything Holy. # The biscuit comes from Templar history, they would make large flat bread to take on trips. # Friday the 13th was when the Templar group was accused for worshipping the devil and burned at the stake. # Hugo de Payens and Godfrey de St. Omar persuaded the King of Jerusulam for their group to establish themselves and their companions in the Royal Palace. This is reputed to be where the group started. # Knights who had to be of Noble birth, or were knighted by the Grand Master for chivalry conduct. Knights would wear a Bronze Ring. # The Knights Templars are reputed to be the founders of some of the first banks, Bankers of the Levant (encompassing theHoly Land). # After his arrest on 10th October 1307, Jacques de Molay 'confessed' to many things in order to avoid the torture chamber. The trials and the 'confessions' had been proclaimed and public opinion was firmly against the Templars. The only concession the Pope was able to extract from Philip (King of France) was that all Templar holdings be returned to the Church# After the death of Jesus it is interesting to note that Mary Magdalene went to Europe and formed her own church, not based on Christianity, but the old religion of Egypt 'Isis/Osiris', believed to be the same beliefs of the Magi. Was Mary Magdalene a high priestess of the Magi? She was accompanied by disciples of the faith known as 'keepers of the faith' (Knights Templars) to guard her, it is this Order of the Knights Templar that took the true faith from the Magi of Egypt, the same faith that Jesus practiced # Their main goals are to promote:Fraternity, Friendship, Spirituality, Meditation,Charity and Chivalry. (To fund the set up of Spiritual Centres teaching Meditation & Spiritual Matters) To maintain the history of the Knights Templar and preserve Ancestral Heritage To encourage the noble ideals of Chivalry and to promote 'Nobility through deeds of Charity & Honour'.To support the poor, the sick, the unjustly accused, to stand against oppression and to protect freedom & liberty
Grand Master of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar. A modern day Templar group.
Last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, Burned at the stake as a Heretic on 18th March 1314.
Grand Master {eventually, answered only to the Pope}Masters {answered to the grand master} Knight {for persons of high birth} Sergeant {for persons of low birth} Clergy
The Grand Commandery of Knights Templar, based in London, promotes historical research, spirituality, meditation and chivalry. Projects include encouraging acts of random kindness, charitable fundraising and global humanitarian aid.
Actually the head of the order was called The Grand Master. His name was Jaques De Molay (or James of Molay). He was roasted alive on orders of King Phillip of France. The current Grand Master is Admiral James Carey.
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The DeMolay organization is a youth group for young men aged 12 to 21. It focuses on leadership development, character building, and community service. DeMolay was founded in 1919 and is named after Jacques DeMolay, the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar.
Edmund Frederick Erk has written: 'The first-born documents of popular constitutional liberty' -- subject(s): Constitutional history, Politics and government, Sources 'A merry crusade to the Golden Gate' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Knights Templar (Masonic order). Grand Encampment 1904 : San Francisco, Calif.), Description and travel, Knights Templar (Masonic order). Allegheny Commandery No. 35 (Allegheny, Pa.)., Knights Templar (Masonic order)
Aubrey de Montdidier was a French nobleman who played a significant role in the First Crusade. He was a key figure in the capture of Jerusalem in 1099 and later became the first Grand Master of the Knights Templar, a powerful medieval Christian military order.
Originally, the medieval Order of Knights Templar (The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Jesus Christ, or Knights of the Temple) was founded in 1118, following the 1st Crusade, by a small band of knights who pledged themselves to protect pilgrims traveling to Jerusalem. The order was officially dissolved in 1312.The Freemasons, or "Ancient Free and Accepted Masons," is the world's oldest fraternal organization. Although its origins rest in the stone mason guilds of the medieval period, the fraternal, or "speculative" rather than "operative," masonic lodges began around 1700. Within the next few decades stories arose tying their linage to that of the fabled Knights Templar. These stories were speculative at best, being based mostly on pure fancy. Despite what a few authors have tried to proclaim, there is no known historical evidence linking the original ancient Knights Templar to Freemasonry.The Masonic Knights Templar degrees began about the middle of the 18th century, most likely in France and spreading to Scotland, England, and elsewhere. (The first recorded Knight Templar conferral in America was that of William Davis in August of 1769 in Boston.) This degree is part of the "appendant bodies" of Freemasonry, typically within the York Rite, so that while all Knights Templar are Freemasons, not all Freemasons are Knights Templar.The modern Knights Templar make no claim to any direct link with the medieval Templars. Rather, as the Grand Encampment of the United States says:The Knights Templar is a Christian-oriented fraternal organization based on the ancient organization that was founded in the 11th century. Today, the Knights Templar display their courage and goodwill in different ways than the ancient Templars. Members of the Order today organize fund-raising activities such as breakfasts, dinners, dances and flea markets for the support of Masonic-related youth groups, in addition to raising millions of dollars for charitable purposes.For more information see:http://www.knightstemplar.org/faq.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_Templar_%28Freemasonry%29
Emmanuel III of Italy and Benito Mussolini.
Grand Knights History happened in 2011.