The Knights Templar, a legendary monastic military order ... the order fused two defining institutions of the early Middle Ages: the mounted knight and the pious monk. At the time, this made ...

The Vatican's recent decision to release documents on the persecution of the Knights Templar in the 14th Century has piqued interest in the mysterious order. But what are the latter-day Templars up to ...

The Knights Templar, a legendary monastic military order forged in ... In service of this mission, the order fused two defining institutions of the early Middle Ages: the mounted knight and the pious ...

The Knights Templar were a military order of monks ... their wax seal – two knights riding a single horse. In the Middle Ages, people used seals to protect important communications from forgery ...

In the Middle Ages, people used seals to protect important ... The seal serves as a window into the Knights Templar’s identity and impact on medieval Christian history. It is a symbol likely ...

Did this seal symbolize the order's poverty, homosexuality or companionship with Christ? Hinterkappelen/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA ...