Blog #1 Death of the Knights Templar


When I attended graduate school, History books claimed the Pope dissolved the Order of the Knights Templar in 1312. But that wasn't the end of the story. Read on.

It isn't well known, but the Templars warred against the Muslims in locations outside the Holy land, including Spain and Portugal. A struggle Christians referred to as the Reconquista.

Portugal was the first to evict the Muslims in 1272 thanks in large part to the superb military skills of the Knights Templar. But the Order’s accomplishment was forgotten 40 years later, when the Pope bowed to the King of France and abolished it 

The king was so greedy for the Order’s wealth that he drummed up false accusations against them and burned some of their leaders at the stake, torturing others.

Then the Pope completed the liquidation of the Templars by ordering the transfer of their assets to another military order, the KnightsHospitaller. Several countries also banned the Templars and seized their holdings. But King Dinis of Portugal was determined to preserve the Templar legacy.  

Dinis persuaded the Pope to create a fresh military order, the Order of Christ. Disguising his intention to make the organization the heir of the Templars, Dinis moved the headquarters away from Tomar to Castro Marim. Then he transferred the holdings of the Portuguese Templars to the new order. A new chapter had begun.


















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  1. C. Wayne DawsonSeptember 11, 2022 at 10:32 AM

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 18, 2022 at 6:55 PM

    Very interesting blog!

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 18, 2022 at 7:34 PM

    Fascinating stories and am eager to learn more. Rebranding to the “Order of Christ” was a stroke of genius.
    David J. Hawes

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2022 at 12:13 AM

    The creation of the Order of Christ allowed the Portuguese king to retain the military skills of the Knights Templar, to retain the lands of the Order and to bring it under the control of the monarchy. This rebranding kept the ethos of the Order and enabled them to Discover the New World.

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 3, 2023 at 1:13 PM

    very interesting!

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  6. DebiFebruary 3, 2023 at 1:24 PM

    I was able to get this! Yay!

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  7. AnonymousFebruary 9, 2023 at 5:01 PM

    Boa noite! Obrigado por compartilhar conhecimento. E a Ordem de Cristo e o Brasil?

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  8. AnonymousFebruary 10, 2023 at 5:56 PM

    Boa noite! Good night! There are maps of Brazil dated 1389 and, probably, in 1250 the Templars
    staying here on your explorations.
    With Infante D. Henrique, third son of D. João I, governor of the Algarves, as Grand Master of the Order, in 1416.
    What could you tell us about the Order of Christ and Brazil?

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