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Financing Chartres 11th century Cathedral - begging for building funds
The Templar Commandery at Alphen, the Netherlands
Religious life of the Templars in the East
The religious life of the Knights Templar remains an underexplored area of medieval history. This gap in scholarship is primarily due to the order's relatively short existence, the dispersion of its artifacts and documents following its dissolution in the early 14th century, and the dramatic nature of its downfall which often overshadows other aspects of its history. What do we know of their religious life in the East?
Interaction between the monastic Orders and the Papacy in the 12th and 13th century
Templar and Hospitaller governance and personnel around the year 1300
Crusading around 1150 - a "worldwide" coordinated effort
4 New maps of Templar sites in Poitou-Charantes, France
Cofraternities and the christianization of combat in the Medieval West
"A considerable number of associations of armed men existed during the central and high Middle Ages, fulfilling diverse purposes, such as the defense of churches or of Christian territory and the fight against heresy, as well as preserving the peace. Founded on a tradition of brotherhood taken from the Gospels, these militias had varying degrees of organization.What is known about them?