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Cluny Abbey - the islamic link to Christian France

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Islamic knowledge contributions to Medieval Europe were numerous, affecting such varied areas as art, architecture, medicine, agriculture...

Bernard de Clairvaux - 900 years at Citeaux

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The ninth centenary of Bernard de Fontaine’s entry into the Abbey of Cîteaux (1112 or 1113?) was celebrated during the Vocations Year 20...

Troyes de Champagne - the Jewish link to Cistercian and Templar origins

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A Hebrew school of great importance, directed by the highest rabbinical authorities and attended by numerous students from various lands,...
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Templar and Cistercian family ties

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Through kindred the Order of the Temple maintained close ties with leaders of society. These relationships were mutually beneficial. What...

The Cistercian link to the birth of the Knights Templar 1104-1129

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The years 1104 till 1129 are key years of the history of the Knights Templar: the years of origin. What happened in that timespan? And what...
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The Templar workforce

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" Whenever Templars appear in books or films, it is always the knights of the Order in their flowing white surcoats, hacking their way...

Women and the Knights Templar

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The " Primitive Templar Rule " of the Templars, originating from the Troyes council of January 1129,  is quite clear on the ...
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Ordines Militares - Yearbook for the Study of the Military Orders

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The journal Ordines Militares Colloquia Torunensia Historica follows a fifteen-volume book series containing papers from international con...

Arn Magnusson - the imaginary Swedish Knight Templar

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Arn Magnusson is the main character in the Crusades trilogy written in Swedish by author and journalist Jan Guillou . This fictional Swedis...