H I S T O R Y
Sovereign Spanish Magistral Order of the Knights Templar
Knights Templar of Mount Zion
In the history of the Sovereign Spanish Master Order of the Knights Templar, we can make it clear that the Temple and its fighting spirit to achieve a more just and more advanced society was one of the causes of its destruction.
The Sovereign Spanish Magistral Order of the Knights Templar, was founded with the conviction that even living in the 21st century, our order would maintain that spirit of struggle and advancement that our Templar ancestors maintained and that sheathed in a mantle of Honor, Dignity and Justice, we would keep the flag of the Temple raised forever, in Spain and in the World.
But people change and the way people think about honor, dignity and justice vary in people’s hearts.
But we will always keep that ideology in our order, until the end of their days and our doors will always be open, for those brothers, who instead of facing each other, unite to fight for the Temple instead of for power.
That is why I want you to read this small but interesting story of what was the most important Order in the history of the Orders.
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The Templar and SOMECT History
The story of the Order of the Temple is formed by a complex network of events, characters, symbols and territories that marked the Middle Ages profoundly.
Through the different historical elements, a global vision of the context in which the Knights Templar emerged, their organization, their spiritual and political influence, as well as the facts and figures that defined their legacy over time.
Priory
The Crusades
Masters
Uniformity
Jerusalem
Clemente V
Saladino
Shields
Alphabet
Knights Templar
Architecture
Time
Israel
Egypt
Felipe IV
Beatitudes
Legend
Archaeology
Structure
Charges
CSLI - San Lazaro International Corps
The Corps of San Lázaro de España (CSLI) is an essential part of the structure of the Sovereign Spanish Master Order of the Knights Templar, organized in two large regions, North and South, under the coordination of its Central Headquarters.
Templar Festivities
The Templar festivities commemorate figures and moments of special spiritual and historical relevance, reflecting the values, tradition and identity of the Order over time.
Military Orders
Military orders emerged in the Middle Ages as religious and military institutions, playing a pivotal role in defending territories, protecting pilgrims, and organizing spiritual and social organization of their time.
Saint Lazarus
Order linked to the care of the sick and lepers, combining care vocation and religious commitment.
Order of Rhodes
Military order dedicated to the defense of strategic territories of the Mediterranean and the protection of Christian pilgrims.
Holy Sepulchre
Religious order linked to the custody and veneration of the Holy Places of Jerusalem.
Teutonic Order
Military order of Germanic origin with a prominent presence in Central and Eastern Europe during the Middle Ages.
Hospital Order
Institution dedicated to the assistance of pilgrims and the sick, with an important military and humanitarian function.
Order of Santiago
Hispanic order created for the defense of pilgrimage paths and struggle during the Reconquista.
Order of Calatrava
Spanish military order with a key role in the defense of peninsular territories and fortresses.
Order of Alcantara
Military order linked to the protection of border areas and strategic control of the territory.
Order of Montesa
Order issued in the Crown of Aragon for the defense and administration of territories after the dissolution of the Temple.
Interesting knowledge and facts
The Order of the Poor Companions of Christ and the Temple of Solomon (Latin: Pauperes Commilitones Christi Templique Salomonici), also called the Order of the Temple, whose members are known as Knights Templar, was one of the most powerful Christian military orders of the Middle Ages.4 5 It remained active for just under two centuries.
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It was founded in 1118 or 1119 by nine French knights led by Hugo de Payns after the First Crusade. Its original purpose was to protect the lives of Christians who were pilgrims to Jerusalem after their conquest. The order was recognized by the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem Garmond of Picquigny, who imposed as a rule that of the Augustinian canons of the Holy Sepulchre.
Officially approved by the Catholic Church in 1129, during the Council of Troyes (held in the cathedral of the same city), the Order of the Temple rapidly grew in size and power. The Knights Templar had as a badge a white mantle with a red paté cross drawn on it. Militarily, its members were among the best-trained units that participated in the Crusades.6 The non-combatant members of the order managed a complex economic structure within the Christian world. They even created new financial techniques that constitute a primitive form of the modern bank.7 8 The order, in addition, built a series of fortifications throughout the Mediterranean Sea and the Holy Land.
The success of the Templars is closely linked to the Crusades. The loss of the Holy Land resulted in the disappearance of the support for the order. In addition, the rumors surrounding the secret Templar initiation ceremony created a great distrust. Philip IV of France, heavily indebted to the order and frightened by his growing power, began to pressure Pope Clement V in order to take action against his members.
In 1307, a large number of Templars were captured, induced to confess under torture and burned at the stake.9 In 1312, Clement V yielded to the pressures of Philip IV and dissolved the order.
Their abrupt eradication gave rise to speculations and legends that have kept the name of the Knights Templar alive to this day.