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The Portuguese Polyphony (6) - The Chants of the Templar Knights
Roberto Knight Cavaleiro
The order of the Knights Templar was founded in 1128 by nine nobles who were granted the use of the redundant temple of Solomon in Jerusalem as a headquarters from which they could fulfil their mission of giving protection to the many pilgrims who flocked to the Holy Places. The constitution of the Order was governed by the Council of Troyes which included a stipulation that the canonical rules of the Divine Service must be followed unconditionally.
Expansion of the Order followed swiftly with strongholds being built throughout western Europe. One of the most important of these was that of Tomar in Portugal where both chaplains of the liturgy and canons of the military (they were not “monks”) were assiduous in their observance of the ecclesiastical rules of the Holy Sepulchre even at times of battle against the Moorish armies.
Learn about the history of the Knights Templar established during the Crusades
Overview of the Templars (also called Knights Templar).
Templar, also called
Knight Templar, member of the Poor Knights of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, a religious military order of knighthood established at the time of the Crusades that became a model and inspiration for other military orders. Originally founded to protect Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land, the order assumed greater military duties during the 12th century. Its prominence and growing wealth, however, provoked opposition from rival orders. Falsely accused of blasphemy and blamed for Crusader failures in the Holy Land, the order was destroyed by King Philip IV of France.