The Knights Templar believed in defending the Christian faith and protecting pilgrims traveling to the Holy Land during the Crusades. They also had a strong commitment to poverty, chastity, and obedience. Additionally, they amassed significant wealth and became influential in finance and banking during their existence.

There is no universally recognized Grand Master of the modern Knights Templar. There are different organizations that claim to be modern-day Knights Templar, each with their own leaders and hierarchy.

No, Freemasons and Templars are two distinct organizations with different origins, purposes, and traditions. While the Templars were a medieval Christian military order with a specific mission, Freemasonry is a fraternal organization focused on moral and ethical teachings. There is some speculation about a historical connection between the two groups, but it is not supported by concrete evidence.

The Knights of Malta established hospitals, fortifications, and churches in Malta, contributing to the island's infrastructure and economy. They also played a significant role in repelling Ottoman invasions, helping to defend Malta's territory and people. Additionally, the Knights promoted trade and commerce, further boosting Malta's prosperity during their rule.

There are many things but amongst the most important we can see that they fortified it in order to protect it from the Turkish raiders. Examples may be seen in the fortifications of Valletta or Mdina and also the many shoreline defenses such as small towers,redoubts and batteries...

It can be a training exercise between units to train and to test tactics.

It can also be a reenactment of a Historical Battle.

In Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops/Plus it is also used as a code for "lol".

they are real and if you wish to find the website for the true knights templars then type in hereditary knights templars of britannia. Evan LLoyd H.K.T.B in hoc signo vinces- in this sign thou shall conquer

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.

The Knights Templar were Christians. Their original purpose was to assist travelers to the Holy Land. Legend has it that they hunted for relics of Christianity in the Holy Land. They also developed the first banking systems in Europe. The institution of the Knights Templar was destroyed by one of the Kings of France and the Roman Catholic Pope because they were becoming too powerful. Also, the king of France at the time wanted to claim the riches of the Knights Templar for the French Crown. The monarchy did not have much money at the time of the Templars.

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.

They might have in the summer. Sleeping nude in a cold and drafty castle on a cold winter night would not have been very comfortable and probably very few tried.

The Order of the Poor Knights of Christ and of the Templar of Solomon has been disbanded for a long time now. It would be impossible for a modern day Catholic to join an order which doesn't exist anymore, don't you think ? If you are referring to freemasonry then no, Catholics and Orthodox Christians can't join anything order related to freemasonry because their basic concept is opposed to the teaching of the Church,

If you really want to join a chivalrious order the Roman Catholic Church already got it's own : The Sovereign Military Order of Malta, which you can join only by invitation, The Knights of Columbus, The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre, The Teutonic Order ( which is now a monk order ) and there's also a templar association, without any direct link to the old order, which is under the approval and protection of the Vatican as an order for traditionalist catholics. That particular association is called Militia Templi and it's the only modern templar group which is under the approval of the church and which follows the rules of St. Bernard.

The only relation between the Knights Templar and the Knights of Columbus are that both organizations are/were approved by the Catholic church, members must be Catholic, and they both use the word Knight. There are no organizations that can legitimately claim the heritage through ancestry to the original order. The order was disband by the church. The Order of the Knights of Malta are the closest in relation and other organizations with the titles of the Knights Templar only do so out of honour and respect. You can read more about the Knights of Columbus at kofc.org

Knights were men (and sometimes women) who could fight as heavy cavalry. They were trained over a long period of apprenticeship. When they were knighted, they usually received a manorial estate so they could provide for the horses, armor, weapons, and assistants they would need. In return for this, they had to provide military support for the king who knighted them. Their title made them a member of the nobility, of greater consequence than most other people, and their estates made them wealthy.

An armored knight wears gauntlets on his hands.

The Knights Templar were expected to wear white surcoats with a red cross and a white mantle; the sergeants wore a black tunic with a red cross on front and back and a black or brown mantle.

"Beau Seant", i dont know french language but seems that it mean "Be Glorious"

The tradition is that they found certain artifacts and religious knowledge during the crusades and organized themselves and their descendants to protect it all. It may be more myth and legend than history, but the tales persist.

They never ended, there is still a society now. But very secret.

1. If you were a woman you were not allowed out of the house alone

2. You were not allowed to wear undergarnets outside your house

3. As a sign of reaspect, men had to walk around before a fight topless

Yes, they were. There were/ are several categories of Templar's, including the Knights Templar's. The assassins and Templar's mainly existed during the Crusades (or Holy Wars), being of course the two opposing sides. The assassins were not called assassins in public, of course, however their title escapes me at the moment. I apologize, but hope this has been somewhat helpful. I'm sure there is someone else with a better answer than mine.

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I suggest this came because of the game assassin's creed. As the previous answer stated, they were mainly based around the Crusades or Holy Wars as this was the time where the story is based around. 'Altaïr' the character in the game is fictional and was made up.

I think they were called Hashishin or something like that, but I may be wrong.

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As the person above me said, Altaïr himself is not real, however, as the game portrays, the Masyaf Castle did indeed house a group of Assassins.