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The Flemish Templars - From Commandery to Inquisition, 1307–1312

The history of the Knights Templar in the County of Flanders, starting as early as 1127, is marked by establishment, socio-political entanglement, and eventual dissolution, set against major conflicts like the Franco-Flemish war of 1297-1305 and the arrests of 1307.

The run-up to the arrest of many French Knights Templar on October 13, 1307 was marked by betrayal and manipulation. Key figures like Esquieu de Floyran and others accused the Order of heresy, helping King Philip IV justify their arrest and suppression. What were their motifs?

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The Rule of St Benedict c. 500 CE, starting point for the rule of the Cistercian Order, which was the monastic mother of the Order of the Knights Templar

Charta Caritatis c. 1119 CE, rule of the Cistercian Order, originally written by Stephan Harding, 3rd abbot of the first Cistercian Abbey at Citeaux, France. The Charter in other languages is to be found here

Primitive Rule of the Knights Templar c. 1129 CE, by Bernard de Clairvaux, abbot of the Cistercian Clairvaux Abbey, France, presented by him at the Council of Troyes, and accepted there after which the Order was officially endorsed by the Church.

In Praise of the New Knighthood c. 1136 CE, by Bernard de Clairvaux, in support of the juvenile Order of the Knights Templar. The complete text of this work (all 13 chapters in French) can be found here

Rule of the Order of St John (Hospitallers) by blessed Raymond de Puy (1120-1160)

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October 13, 1307 - the men that brought the Templars down and their motifs

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