1. The Templars: From Protector to Victim University Lecture Series March 2, 2011

2. Modern Views of the Templars Ivanhoe Foucault’s Pendulum Da Vinci Code Kingdom of Heaven

3. Origins of the Order Poor Knights of Christ and the Temple of Solomon 1119 to 1311

4. The Military Orders Templars Hospitallers (Knights of St. John of Jerusalem) Knights of St. Mary of Acre (Teutonic Knights)

5. Temple Mount in Jerusalem

6. Milites Christi

7. Organization

8. Fighting Monks The white mantle with a red cross was the distinctive form of dress for knights; sergeants wore a black mantle.

9. Commercial Activities

10. Fierce Reputation Relentless defenders of their faith, often likened to the Muslim Ghazis.

11. Demise of the Templars Philip IV of France coveted their wealth Their international character and exemption from local rulers made them a “state within a state”

12. Resurging interest in the Templars “The Templars Face the Inquisition: The Papal Commission and Diocesan Tribunals in France, 1308–1311” By Dale Streeter How my research changes previous ideas about the Templar trials

13. Arrest, Trial, & Suppression Why were the Templars targeted? For their wealth or power? Jacques de Molay, the last Grand Master, burned in Paris in 1314, his curse

14. Templar Legacy Their role was brief but vital. The Templars live on in popular imagination.