The Military Orders


Desert Hermits Eastern Monasticism Benedictine Monasticism Irish Monasticism Anglo-Saxon Monasticism Merovingian and Carolingian Monasticism and Mixed Rules Medieval Monastic Women Cluny and other reforms of the Central Middle Ages The Cistercians The Military Orders The Franciscans The Dominicans Later Middle Ages through the Dissolution of the Monasteries Monasteries Online General Resources Virtual Tours Syllabus Medieval Monasticism Main Page Dr. Vess's home page	The Military Orders General References A History And Mythos Of The Knights Templar This is an excellent site, filled with information on the Templars. Official Knights Templar Home Page Catholic Encyclopedia: The Knights Templars Council of Vienne 1311-1312 A.D. Essex mystery A History and Mythos of The Knights Templar Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries - Military and Religious drawing of the Templars Thirteenth Century - German and Italian drawing of the Templars The Knights of the Temple set of general links. Knights Templar an impressive multimedia site. Don't miss this one. Origins of the Templars by Frater Nigris low-key site in plain asci text format, with quotations relating to Templar history. The Military Orders, from the ORB Online Encyclopedia article by Malcolm Barber The Knights Templar some useful links on the Templars and their connections to other organizations. The Role of the Templars in the Holy Grail Legend Comparison of Rules Rule of the Templars compared to the Rule of St. Benedict. The Story of Jacques DeMolay The Knights Templar a history of the templars and other information. The Knights Templar general set of links Knights Templar Knights Templar and Jacques de Molay Long lost secret of a Master Mason The Knights Templar general set of links The Crusades article from the Catholic Encyclopedia British Orders of Chivalry This is just a wonderful site, filled with all kinds of information on the chivalric orders and their modern-day successors. Knightly Orders and International Nobility Knights, Chivalry, & Orders Knights Hospitaller of St. John - Order of St John of Jerusalem Catholic Encyclopedia: The Military Orders Catholic Encyclopedia: Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem (Knights of Malta) The Spanish Military Orders Military Orders and Orders of Knighthood a set of reference links The Teutonic Order Primary Sources Council of Vienne 1311-1312 A.D Foundation of the Order of Knights Templar The Primitive Rule of the Templars Liber ad milites Templi: De laude novae militaet: In Praise of the New Knighthood by Bernard of Clairvaux The Rule and Statutes of the Teutonic Knights Latin text of the Rule of the Lady Hospitallers of the Royal Monastery of Sigena The Templars Today The Knights Templar of England and Wales The Family of New Jersey Freemasonry - Knights Templar - Commandery Masonic information: Knights Templar Today The Commandery of Knights Templar Grand Encampment of Knights Templar of the United States of America OTO - Knights Templar Oasis - Massachusetts Great Priory of Victoria, Knights Templar links Lufkin Commandery #88, Knights Templar (Texas) Knights Templar of California Educational Loan Fund Great Priory of Victoria, Knights Templar Ivanhoe Commandry No. 8, Knights Templar Minnesota Commandery of Knights Templar St. John's Commadery No. 20, Knights Templar Knights Templar of Georgia, PHA Sovereign Military Order of Malta - Grand Priory of England Charitable Activities of Modern Templars See also the web pages under "The Templars Today." Knights Templar Philanthropies
	Below: The bell tower at Glendalough, Ireland. Photo by Dr. Vess.