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The great work of Dr Bernadus Theodoor (Ben) Brus - 1917 - 2016
In The Netherlands only a few researchers focus on the Knights Templar and their presence in the Low Countries. One of them was Dr Ben Brus.
In 2017 I found out that Dr Brus passed away in 2016, only a year before his one hundredth birthday, which would have been Saterday, September 30th.
I had the honour to be in contact with Dr Brus for my own research several times. His work, summarized on his website and visually quoted on Templars Now, is the cornerstone of Templar research in The Netherlands and will remain so for many years to come. With great respect I acknowledge his work and vow to continue it as much as I can in my own way.
In 2019 I met with the family of Dr Brus. We agreed that TemplarsNow will continue the work of Dr Brus in a modest way. First step is by simply re-plublishing in English parts of his work on certain and probable sites on TemplarsNow channels. Later on TemplarsNow intends to undertake additional research on Templar sites in the Netherlands indicated by Dr Brus as probable and possible. All this will be done in honor of Dr Brus' monumental work.
Rest in Peace, Dr Ben Brus.
In 2017 I found out that Dr Brus passed away in 2016, only a year before his one hundredth birthday, which would have been Saterday, September 30th.
I had the honour to be in contact with Dr Brus for my own research several times. His work, summarized on his website and visually quoted on Templars Now, is the cornerstone of Templar research in The Netherlands and will remain so for many years to come. With great respect I acknowledge his work and vow to continue it as much as I can in my own way.
In 2019 I met with the family of Dr Brus. We agreed that TemplarsNow will continue the work of Dr Brus in a modest way. First step is by simply re-plublishing in English parts of his work on certain and probable sites on TemplarsNow channels. Later on TemplarsNow intends to undertake additional research on Templar sites in the Netherlands indicated by Dr Brus as probable and possible. All this will be done in honor of Dr Brus' monumental work.
Rest in Peace, Dr Ben Brus.
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