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His name is Masaaki Hatsumi.

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The Knights Templar were Christians and had a Christian view of God. The link to the informative Wikipedia article is provided.

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The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of the Temple of Solomon or The Knights Templar, were a militant branch of the clergy, tasked with support and protection of Christian pilgrims in the Holy land during the crusades. They were also the Bankers for said pilgrims, having a system where one could deposit funds with one group of Templars and withdraw those funds (less a handling fee) from any other group of Templars. The Templars gained wealth as the Church showered blessings and money on the order; but with the wealth came power and stories of corruption. The French monarch King Phillip IV and Pope Clement V together set up an elaborate plan to completely destroy the Templars, sending out secret, sealed orders across Christendom to be opened and immediately acted upon at a set date. It is said that the date was believed to be Friday the 13th. On 13 October 1307, Philip IV ordered the arrest of the entire order of Knights Templar in France, and had their possessions confiscated. This act served as one of several origins of the superstition which regards Friday the 13th as an unlucky day. Those member who were not killed outright were taken into custody and charged with heresy. They were tortured to obtain confessions of sacrilegious practices, including heresy and witchcraft, and sent to the flames en mass. These admissions were later retracted as being forced admissions. The leader of the Templars, Jacques de Molay, was executed on 18 March 1314, by which time the Templars had been virtually hunted out of existence. Their lands, funds, and other properties reverted to the crown, and some say the king shared these with the church.

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Yes, I am.

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Wealthy persons and people with visible social status become Freemasons for personal reasons, but often they are the same reasons that men from all walks of life approach our portals. Typically men are looking for something bigger in their lives - perhaps a sense of honor, or brotherhood. Each man has his own specific reasons for looking into becoming a Freemason - reasons that are discussed during the interview process leading up to a ballot for membership.

It is certainly interesting that many of these men are or become men of consequence in society, and many are the words in praise of the tenets of Freemasonry and their contribution to the man's drive and outlook on life. But ultimately we must also recognize that many great men are not Freemasons, and therefore Freemasonry should not be viewed as some automatic ticket to greatness.

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The King of France Phillip the Fair, and Pole Clement the V I want to say ordered the Annihilation of the Knights Templar because they grew too powerful and wealthy even though they were exonerated for all charges of heresy. This execution of basically warrior priests occurred on Friday the 13th ....um 1407ish

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im assuming youre referring to the red cross, in that case it would stand for christ

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they protected the pilgrims in the holy land in the second crusade.

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their grandmaster, but ultimately the pope

*EDIT BY THE HISTORYWIZZ*

They ultimately anwsered to the pope before he declared the Knights Templar a threat to the faith. The army started a war against the Templars. The templars left on 16 ships and where never seen again.

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1492.

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It is because of the assasins in the creed, they came around and destroyed them and their order

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No Columbus was an Italian born sailor he had nothing to do with the Knights Templar

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Mark Borrington GM GCKT. See article at http://thetemplarknight.com/2012/05/08/interview-with-the-grand-master-the-grand-commandery-of-knights-templar/

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The red cross is not anti Christian.

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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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Yes. The Knights Templar were Germanic, the originated as a Christian religious order of Knights who fought in the Crusades and they were originally from the Western portion of Germany near the Rhine river. Towards the end to after the crusades, a few of the members of the Knights Templar moved into France, and expanded the order to France. The Knights Templar originated from the Teutonic order of Knights, and the Knights Hospitaller who were both famous, yet powerful, Christian groups who were from Germany. The Knights Templar still are around today but are referred to as just "Templars" or "Free Masons."

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yes, they did, supposedly they found something under king solomons temple that gave them power over some of the nobles in Europe. when they returned from Jerusalem their order received many donations from the wealthy

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In the year 1312 by Pope Clement

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On Friday 13th, October 1307 many Templars were arrested, but not killed.

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The red cross that the Templars wore on their robes was a symbol of martyrdom, and to die in combat was considered a great honor that assured a place in heaven.

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The most famous knight would definitely be King Arthur. While Launcelot is the most famous knight in King Arthur's service, everyone knows who King Arthur is. No matter where you go and mention knights, immediately "Excalibur" enters their head. Don Quixote would probably be equally famous in the Hispanic communities.