The Knights Templar

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The Knights Templar

• Mysteries, Symbols, and Masonic Connections

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History

• Organized 1119
• Headquarters at Temple Mount
• Protected travelers, dealt with finances, owned
  land and infrastructure

Temple Mount
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Arrest and Defeat

• King Philip IV issued orders for arrest in France
  1307
• Extracted confessions through torture
• Pope Clement V dissolves organization 1312

King Philip IV
Pope Clement V
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Freemason Connection

• Battle of Bannockburn Legend
• Refuge with King Robert Bruce (Scotland)
• Royal Order of Scotland established

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Ramsay Legend

• Andrew Michael Ramsay (Freemason)
• Peter DAmount and Franc Masons

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Symbolic Connections

• Rosslyn Chapel
• SinClair Family
• Architecture
• Proximity to Templar
• headquarters
• Gothic Architecture
• Alchemy

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Symbolic Connections

• Saint John the Baptist

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Conclusion

• Masonic Templar tradition existent today
• Betrayal by Pope and consequences
• Religious nature of Freemasons