Who were the Knights Templar and who was the leader?
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It was 884 years ago that nine knights met in Palestine under the noble purpose of protecting Christian pilgrims on route to the Holy Land.  Jacques De Molay was the order's last Grand Master.
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Tell us a bit more about him.  Is he a prophet or a religious leader?  Is he the author of a religious book?\nThanks for the added info.  No, I can't say the name rings a bell.  Sorry and good luck.
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There's a Knights of Earth order of knighthood on the internet, which operates an online forum for knights.\n\nIf that's what you're looking for, follow the link in the source(s) section. And if you intend to join, remember to mention "Yahoo! Answers" as your referral!
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I really doubt you are going to find your answers here.  There really WAS a Kinghts Templar, but answers about the Vatical's 30 miles of secret shelves will not be disclosed on the pages of yahoo answers.  If that could happen, it would be general knowledge, and you wouldn't be asking the question.\n\nAs for the Freemasons, if you want to learn about our history, read the book "American Freemasons".  It deals mostly with Masonry in America, but explains a bit about our history, as well as the history of other fraternal organizations.
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It's Odoacer, also known as Odovacar. He was the half Hunnish, half Scirian chieftain of the Germanic Heruli.
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Robespierre, Maximilien Marie Isidoire de (1758-94), French revolutionary who became leader of the Jacobins. He opposed the cult of Reason and started the worship of the Supreme Being. He was denounced and guillotined.
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Colonel Thomas Blood, known as the 'Man who stole the Crown Jewels'.\nArticle at site below
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Both of them led their armies against each other in Crusades during the 13th century. Saladin was the Muslim general and Richard was the Christian one.
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Friday the 13th was the day that the Knights of the Templar where killed.  There is a whole story about how the King sent out a missive to be opened at a certain time by his commanders and it was to capture and kill any knights.
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There's not a generally acknowledged leadership or hierarchy in the muslim world, like the pope of catholics etc. After the death of Mohammed, caliphs were the leaders in the muslim world and it shifted between warring dynasties. The last caliphs were the rulers of the Ottoman Empire. But when the empire collapsed and Turkish Republic was founded, Ataturk abolished caliphate in 1924 on the basis of secularism. \nAfter that, many groups attempted and still attempt to revive the Caliphate elsewhere, but none has been successful.
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I appreciate your curiosity.\nCain is back with Father since he died. His descendants are still roaming the earth though- they are called Kenites. They are typically very disruptive folks. For example the Kenites are the people who shouted 'crucify Him' when Christ was delivered up to Pontius Pilate. They are of the people who willingly and knowingly followed Satan when we lived with God.
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There are many facts in it and there are many hoax's weaved in with it.  Don't believe anyone saying that "it's all a lie" and don't believe anyone saying that "it's all true".  Pick a part that you have doubts about or interest, and then do your own research.\n\nFor starters though, most items related to the Knights Templar and what happened to them is true.  Their final fate is the subject of legend.\n\nThe Catholic church has apologized and admitted to the 2000 year old smear campaign against Mary Magdaline.  She was not a prostitute, and was in fact one of Jesus' most favored companions.  Suppositions after this fact have no concrete record, such as that he was married to her or had children by her, but are open to translation and interpretation.\n\nThe claim that there were three competing sects of Christianity at the time of Emporer Constantine's death is true.  The fact that one sect (Orthodox, modern Catholic) with royal backing had the other two (Aryanism and Gnosticism) hunted down and slaughtered is true.\n\nIn the book several word origins and translations were presented as a fun lesson, and these are true.\n\nEverything else is either part of a hoax or subject to interpretation.
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William the Conquerer. Known before then as The Duke of Normandy aka William the Bastard.
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The Popes are the successors of Peter. Peter was the first Christian leader of all the christians after the resurrection. He went to Rome and was the leader there for many years until he was crucified by the emperor Nero around 64 AD. All the bishops of Rome (the pope) take their authority from Jesus who  gave Peter the Authorithy to rule. Matthew 16:18-20 and John 21: 15-18
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Jesus Christ.\nMother Theresa (I'm not Catholic by the way.)\nGhandi\nJoan of Arc\nKing Henry V\nWilliam Wallace\nEl Cid\n\nIf you want someone still living, it gets harder. Real leaders seem to have become all but extinct.  I'm thinking..... thinking....\n\nThere's a British officer that was on the news this week.... Can't remember his name.  But he is doing things in Iraq that are courageous, unique, and peace-building.  If you can find an article about that... and get his name... I think he may qualify.\n\nSue
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The Third Crusade (1189–1192) was an attempt by European leaders to reconquer the Holy Land from Saladin. It is sometimes referred to as the Kings' Crusade.
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Wikipedia is awesome.\n\n"In the 1st century, Zealots conducted a fierce and unrelenting terror campaign against the Roman occupiers of the eastern Mediterranean. The Zealots enlisted sicarii to strike down rich Jewish collaborators and others who were friendly to the Romans."