You could say that the Knights Templar were the creators of the first international commercial banking system on Earth.

The Christian crusades into the Holy Land brought forth several monastic orders which counted battling knights amongst its members. One of these orders became known as the Teutonic Knights. Their beginning lay in a field hospital at the gates of the city of Acre during the Third Crusade.

Frenchman Hughes de Payans was one of the founding members of the Knights Templar in 1118, its mission was to protect pilgrims traveling to the Holy Land during the time of the crusades, a series of military operations with designs on defeating the mighty armies of the Muslims in Palestine.

The Friday the 13th! Cursed day!

Are there really any secretive societies out there which people need to be worried about? Or is it all just false information?

From Epics of History: More Prisoners of Eternity.

The Knights Templars were one of the earliest of the military orders and the one on which all others are based. As soon as the First Crusade (1095-1099) was over, the Crusaders, considering their vow fulfilled, left Jerusalem and returned home. This left Jerusalem defenceless against its Mohammedans neighbours.

A list and description of five of the deadliest armies in history.

Every year in Bruges, on Ascension Day, the Procession of the Holy Blood takes place. The centerpiece is the coagulated relic of the Precious Blood of Christ. Sixty to hundred thousand spectators are watching this parade of historical and biblical scenes.

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