Knights Templar

elite

A medieval Christian military order founded in 1119, originally tasked with protecting pilgrims traveling to the Holy Land. Grew into a powerful financial and military institution before their dramatic suppression in 1307.

Region of Origin: Western Europe
Year Founded: 1119
Known Aliases: Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ, Order of the Temple
Calendar Holidays: Roman Catholic liturgical calendar: Feasts of the Virgin Mary (Assumption, Aug 15), St. John the Baptist (June 24), Easter, Christmas, Pentecost, St. Bernard of Clairvaux (Aug 20), Corpus Christi, All Saints Day
Pantheon: Roman Catholic Christian, with accused Gnostic/Cathar syncretism and possible Sufi mystical influences absorbed during the Crusades
Magic Practice: Accused of idol worship, secret initiation rites, and occult ceremonies during Inquisition trials. Later esoteric traditions retroactively associated them with alchemy, Kabbalah, and sacred geometry
Primary Gods: Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary. Accused (likely under torture): Baphomet — described as a severed head, idol, or hermaphroditic figure. Modern Baphomet iconography derives from Eliphas Levi, not Templar sources
Threat Assessment: elite

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