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Knights Templar

Type Object Region Europe Time 1119–1312

A military religious order founded in Jerusalem in 1119 by a small group of knights with the aim of defending pilgrims and the Holy Land;…

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  1. 1119–1120Jerusalem · LevantHugues de Payens and eight companions founded a small knightly brotherhood in Jerusalem with the purpose of defending pilgrims, and later received the support of Baldwin II, King of Jerusalem.
  2. 1129–1130Troyes · ChampagneThe Council of Troyes in 1129 granted formal recognition by the papacy and church authorities; the order drew up its rule and established the three vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and began expanding simultaneously in Europe and the Levant.
  3. 1131–1307Europe and the Levant · LevantIn the 12th and 13th centuries the Knights Templar participated in numerous campaigns and operated fortresses in the Levant, while developing estates, credit, and remittance businesses in Europe, becoming a transnational military-financial organization.

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