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Bernard de Clairvaux' youth - from squire to monk

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Bernard de Clairvaux (1090/1091 - 1153), Cistercian abbot and theologian, is renowned for his sermons and letters that eloquently blend Chri...

The Augustinian canons of the Holy Sepulcher - stepping stone of the Templars

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The election of Pope Leo XIV, a former Augustinian canon, has drawn renewed attention to the historical role of the Augustinian tradition wi...

Did the medival Templars celebrate Pentecost?

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The liturgical life of the Knights Templar during the Middle Ages is illuminated by their Rule, statutes, manuscript breviaries/ordinals, an...

A Possible Templar Location at Groessen, the Netherlands

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Groessen, a village near Duiven in Gelderland, has a Tempelstraat, a farm called De Tempel and a Commendereijstraat. These names have been ...

Clairvaux Abbey - 910 years old

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The abbey of Clairvaux (today at the commune of Ville-sous-La-Ferté, in the Aube Department, France), the third daughter of the Cistercian a...

The re-organization of the Papacy in the 12th and 13th Century

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The 12th and 13th centuries were transformative periods for the papacy, marked by significant administrative reforms, increased political po...

Saint Denis - blueprint of the Gothic cathedrals in France

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The first appearance of what can truly be considered ‘Gothic’, both in architecture and sculpture, is attributed to the rebuilding of the r...

André de Montbard - co founder of the Knights Templar

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André de Montbard (5 November ca 1097 or 1103 -17 October 1156) was the fifth (Grand) Master of the Knights Templar and also one of the earl...

A Possible Templar Location at De Bijvanck, Beek, the Netherlands

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In the woods of De Bijvanck near Beek in the Liemers lies a moated mound called Het Rondeel or The Castle. Local tradition links it to the T...