Knights Templar Encyclopedia

The Essential Guide to the People, Places, Events, and Symbols of the Order of the Temple

Karen Ralls

• Publisher: RWW New Page Books
• Year: 2020
• Print ISBN: 9781564149268
• eBook ISBN: 9781601639622
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: European Medieval History
• Index: History

This authoritative sourcebook offers comprehensive information on Knights Templar history, symbols, key figures, unanswered questions, and more.
 
Who were the Knights Templar? And how did they become the wealthiest multinational corporation in the medieval West? These powerful crusaders of the late Middle Ages remain a source of fascination for their mysterious ways and their far-reaching influence. The knights of the Order of the Temple were not only warriors, but also diplomats, international banking experts, advisors to popes and kings, and much more.
 
Written by leading Templar authority and medieval historian Dr. Karen Ralls, Knights Templar Encyclopedia presents the history of the Order of the Temple in an accessible A-to-Z format. This authoritative sourcebook features a wealth of information on the key Templar people, places, events, symbols, organization, daily life, beliefs, economic empire, trial, and more. It includes photos and illustrations, an extensive bibliography, a historical timeline, and a list of major European Templar sites.

Index

Abbas, 15

Abbasids, the, 15

Abbey Church of St. Denis, 181–182

Abbey, 17

Abbot Suger, 182

Abelard, Peter, 15–16

philosophy of, 16

theological conflict between Abelard and Bernard of Clairvaux, Peter, 34

Abraxas, Gnostic symbol of, 184–185 see also Symbols

Acre, 17–18, 116

Acre, Fall of, 17, 125

Ad providam, papal bull of, 213

Adams, John Quincy, see All Hallows by the Tower Church

Admiral, Templar, 19

Advisors, Templar, 19–20

Agnus Dei, the, 20–21, 183, 204

at Rosslyn Chapel, 160

Aimery, Arnold, 49

Aimery of La Roche, 125

al-Athir, Ibn, 171

alchemy,

philosophy of, 141

transmutation and, 142

Alexander III, Pope, 19, 62

All Hallows by the Tower Church, 21–23, 208

Almshouse, 23

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 36

Anderson, James, 70

Antioch, 23–24

Apprentice Pillar at Rosslyn Chapel, 158, 160–161, 162

Aquinas, Thomas, 15

Arab scribes, 172

Aragon, 24

Archives, Templar, 24–25

Ark of the Covenant, the, 153

Arming jacket, 26

arrests of Templars, 56

Arthurian Grail knights, 156

Arthurian knights of the Round Table, 26–27, 82

Arville, 27

Assassins, see Nizari Ismailis

Assets, Templar order, 27–28

Atlit (Castle Pilgrim), 28–29

Aventail, 29

Aymeric de St. Maur, 29

Aymeric St. Mawr, 19, 61

Ayyubid dynasty, 171

Ayyubids, 15, 29

Baculus, 31

Bailies, 133

Bailli, 31

“bailie, Temple,” 188

Baillies, 149

Baldwin I, 129

Baldwin II, 34, 134–135

Baphomet, head of, 154

Barking Abbey, 21–22

Barley Barn, the, 60

Barres, Everard des, 31

Battaile, 31

Battle of the Pulpit, the, 194

Beaujeu, Guillaume de, 32

Beauseant, 32–33

Becket, Thomas, 19

Benedictine roots of Cistercians, 54

Beraut, Thomas, 33

Bernard of Clairvaux, 33–35

and “In Praise of the New Knighthood,” 105

as effective debater, 15

and definition of God 73

and passion for Mary, 179

Bernard, St., 33

Bethany, 118 see also Mary Magdalene, St.

Birds, 36

Black Madonna shrines, the, 36–41, 42

Black Virgin of Chatillon, 38

Black Virgin, shrines to the, 36

Blanquefort, B...

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Preface
• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• R
• S
• T
• V
• W
• Appendix A: Chronology of Events
• Appendix B: Grand Masters of the Knights Templar
• Appendix C: Popes Contemporary With the Medieval Templar Order (1119–1312)
• Appendix D: Charges Against the Templars
• Appendix E: Selected List of Templar Sites
• Recommended Reading
• Bibliography
• Index
• About the Author