THE FALL OF THE TEMPLARS AND TEUTONIC KNIGHTS
After the dramatic fragmentation of the Roman Empire and the tumultuous events of the Early Middle Ages (c. 400-1000), Europe stabilized...
Faciens Misericordiam
By means of the papal bull Faciens Misericordiam issued August 8, 1308, Pope Clement V voided all of the French Inquisition’s previous...
Knights Templar’s Important Castles And Churches
The Knights Templar beside being a huge army and respectable force in medieval times had many castles throughout Europe and the Holy...
Vox in Excelso The Papal Bull of Clement V Disbanding the Templars (written in 1312)
INTRODUCTION The general council of Vienne was summoned by pope Clement V with the bull Regnans in caelis, which he had written on 12...
Omne Datum Optimum
The Bull Omne Datum Optimum, issued by Pope Innocent II in 1139 indicated the official approval of the Order by the Holy See. It granted...
Jacques de Molay
The absence of correct archives prevents the exact establishment of the places and date of birth of Jacques de Molay. Nevertheless,...