Life as a Knights Templar was guided by Rules and laws, here are the 68 laws that governed them.

Many people are interested in the Knights Templar, in my searching and reading I came across this article on History.com. I had read these rules several times in other publications finding them at least interesting and at most intriguing. Depending upon the publication the text is different, perhaps it is due to translation. None the less it is quite interesting due to the strictness, and it gives us (me) an insight on how the leaders of the Catholic Church thought and spoke. The article also gives an insight into their self-reliance, self-awareness, and personal responsibility as spelled out in the laws they were bound to.

One of the most interesting points is the lack of religious guidelines in the rulebook, it appears the Church was mostly interested in discipline for waging war. The rulebook does not mention anything pertaining to the rituals involved in becoming a Templar, I have read some accounts of those and they are bone chilling.

But even in the laws, it is mentioning the "Real Cross", it conjures up questions about the validity, did they have in their possession the "Cross" of the Crucifixion of Christ? This is not a historic recording of the "treasures" that were unearthed or the riches the Templars supposedly had in their possession, it is a list of the guidelines for the behavior the Knights were sworn to conduct themselves by. They were warrior Prests and were expected by the Church to conduct themselves as such.

To read the Rules and Laws follow this Link, it is a fairly short 10-minute reading time.

Thanks for taking the time to read and share this blog, this is the first time I have reposted an article from another site, generally, my blogs are all 100% original. It's my thought there is universal interest in this mysterious and interesting part of human history, and a needed break from the wildfires, floods, earthquakes, and all of the other "stuff" dominating the airwaves. Thanks again for reading, leave a comment, in the meantime, I will search for some accounts of the hazings for admittance to the Knights Templar sect. I have traced my lineage back to 900 AD and discovered a Knight with my surname, however not a direct descendent because they did not have children.

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