Basics
This title is given to the presiding officer of a Grand Commandery.
What is Right Eminent Grand Commander?
This day is infamous for the mass arrest of Templars in France.
What is Friday the 13th, October 1307?
The original mission of the Knights Templar was to protect these travelers.
Who are Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land?
This Grand Master was executed in 1314, marking the symbolic end of the Templars.
Who is Jacques de Molay?
This fraternal organization includes a Knights Templar degree as part of its York Rite system.
What is Freemasonry?
The final order conferred in the Commandery of Knights Templar.
What is the Order of the Temple?
This French king orchestrated the downfall of the Templars in 1307.
Who is King Philip IV (Philip the Fair)?
Templars took vows of poverty, chastity, and this.
What is obedience?
This circular London church was built by the Templars and modeled after the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
What is Temple Church?
This bestselling novel by Dan Brown popularized the idea of Templar secrets hidden in modern times.
What is The Da Vinci Code?
This order within the Commandery dramatizes the arrest and trial of the Templars.
What is the Order of the Red Cross?
This mysterious object is often linked to Templar legends and secret guardianship.
What is the Holy Grail?
Templars were divided into these three main classes of membership.
What are Knights, Sergeants, and Clerics?
After the fall of Jerusalem, the Templars retreated to this Mediterranean island.
What is Cyprus?
This document, discovered in the Vatican in 2001, revealed the Pope had absolved the Templars of heresy.
What is the Chinon Parchment?
What is the Chinon Parchment?
This symbolic item is worn by Knights Templar and represents purity and service.
What is the white mantle or tunic?
This year marks the founding of the Knights Templar in Jerusalem.
What is 1118?
Templars believed their military service was a form of this spiritual act.
What is penance?
After merging with the Knights Hospitaller, the Templars relocated here in the 16th century.
What is Malta?
This video game franchise features the Templars as a secretive antagonist group.
What is Assassin’s Creed?
This symbolic journey in the Order of Malta represents spiritual purification and knightly preparation.
What is the Pilgrim’s Path?
These two men are credited as the founding members of the Knights Templar.
Who are Hugues de Payens and Godfrey de Saint-Omer?
This religious order influenced the early structure of the Templars.
What is the Benedictine Order?
In 1792, this leader seized the assets of the Knights Hospitaller in France.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
This book by John J. Robinson connects the Templars to Freemasonry.
What is Born in Blood?