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	The '''Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon''', better known as the '''Knights Templar''', were a [[monk\|monastic]] order of chivalry founded in aftermath of the [[First Crusade]] to defend the [[Kingdom of Jerusalem]] and provide aid and comfort to [[pilgrim]]s in the Holy Land.		The '''Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon''', better known as the '''Knights Templar''', were a [[monk\|monastic]] order of chivalry founded in aftermath of the [[First Crusade]] to defend the [[Kingdom of Jerusalem]] and provide aid and comfort to [[pilgrim]]s in the Holy Land. They were named for their headquarters, the [[al-Aqsa Mosque]], erroneously believed by the Crusaders to be the Jewish Temple.

	Because many wealthy Europeans traveled to the Holy Land on pilgrimage, the Templars would often manage their finances for them, essentially becoming their bankers. This, combined with revenues from pilgrims and their many landholdings, made the "Poor Knights" immensely wealthy, and they were a significant political and economic power in the [[Kingdom of Jerusalem]] and afterwards.		Because many wealthy Europeans traveled to the Holy Land on pilgrimage, the Templars would often manage their finances for them, essentially becoming their bankers. This, combined with revenues from pilgrims and their many landholdings, made the "Poor Knights" immensely wealthy, and they were a significant political and economic power in the [[Kingdom of Jerusalem]] and afterwards.

Paul Matisz at 14:55, 10 July 2008

2008-07-10T14:55:20Z

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The '''Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon''', better known as the '''Knights Templar''', were a [[monk|monastic]] order of chivalry founded in aftermath of the [[First Crusade]] to defend the [[Kingdom of Jerusalem]] and provide aid and comfort to [[pilgrim]]s in the Holy Land.

Because many wealthy Europeans traveled to the Holy Land on pilgrimage, the Templars would often manage their finances for them, essentially becoming their bankers. This, combined with revenues from pilgrims and their many landholdings, made the "Poor Knights" immensely wealthy, and they were a significant political and economic power in the [[Kingdom of Jerusalem]] and afterwards.

Templars wore distinctive arms: ''Argent, a [[cross]] [[gules]]'', in contrast to their rivals, the [[Knights Hospitaller]]. This was an adaptation of the [[crusader]]'s badge of the First Crusade.

Another common badge of the Knights Templar was that of two knights mounted on a single horse, a reference to their supposed [[poverty]] and [[piety]].

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Paul Matisz at 23:42, 16 July 2008

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