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Secular Templi October 31, 2022
Castro Marim, Portugal
Luis Matos
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers July 30, 2022
The Grand Priory of Portugal of the OSMTHU met in Arraiolos at the Vespers of Saint James of 2022. The Order was enlarged in quantity and quality. Please welcome Brothers António Q., KTJ; Frederico Galvão, KTJ; Ricardo Salgado, KTJ; Agostinho Seixas; KTJ; Jeff Perry, KTJ and Sisters Anabela Santos, DTJ; Carla Faria DTJ. O Grão […]
Luis Matos
How Star Wars’ Jedi were inspired by the Knights Templar July 15, 2022
Star Wars is once again in the spotlight and pulling on nostalgic heartstrings in the new Disney+ limited series Obi-Wan Kenobi, starring Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen. The series follows members of the knightly order of Jedi as they are persecuted across the galaxy. What many might not know is the idea of the Jedi […]
Luis Matos
Templar heritage in Croatia presented during International Conference in Trakoscan Castle June 15, 2022
The first contemporary monograph dedicated to the Knights Templar in Croatia was solemnly presented at the Trakošćan Castle, entitled “Templar Heritage in Croatia”, a project carried out by the Croatian Knights Templar. A number of Croatian scientists have been working on this issue for years. The Templars are one of the most important knightly orders […] […]
Luis Matos
Gaztelugatxe – Hundreds of stone stairs and a winding medieval bridge connect this haunting Spanish island to the mainland April 28, 2022
SITTING OFF THE BASQUE COAST of Spain, the tiny island of Gaztelugatxe would probably just be another tiny isle left off of maps and all but forgotten, were it not for the fantastical stone bridge and famed steps that connect its single hermitage to the mainland. Today, the crooked stone bridge that connects Gaztelugatxe to the shore […]
Luis Matos
The Order of the Solar Temple. 9. Learning from the Tragedy April 26, 2022
What does the homicides and suicides tell us about which among thousands of pacific new religious and esoteric movements may turn violent? by Massimo Introvigne Article 9 of 9 In the latest article, we insisted that external as well as internal factors contribute to explain the tragedy of the Order of the Solar Temple (OTS). […]
Luis Matos
The Order of the Solar Temple. 8. But Was It a “Typical Cult”? April 19, 2022
Few days after the 1994 tragedy, Swiss media had already to deal with the problem that it did not look like the average “cult.” by Massimo Introvigne Article 8 of 9. Was the Order of the Solar Temple (OTS) a stereotypical “cult”? Many of those who made this diagnosis did not know anything about the […]
Luis Matos
The Order of the Solar Temple. 7. Suicides and Murders Continue April 12, 2022
The Swiss tragedy of 1994 was repeated in 1995 in France and in 1997 in Quebec. by Massimo Introvigne Article 7 of 9 As we saw in the previous articles of this series, the leadership and the core membership of the Order of the Solar Temple self-destroyed themselves through the homicides and suicides in Quebec […]
Luis Matos
Conferência em Caféde April 7, 2022
A Real Associação da Beira Interior, no dia 04 de Abril, organizou uma palestra comapoio da União de Freguesias de Póvoa de Rio de Moinhos e Caféde, no edifício daJunta de Freguesia de Caféde. O tema da palestra foi “A Ordem dos Templários –Caféde Terra Templária”, os oradores convidados foram o professor, historiador AndréGonçalves e […]
Luis Matos
The Order of the Solar Temple. 6. Tragedy in Switzerland April 5, 2022
On October 5, 1994, the police found 48 dead bodies in the villages of Cheiry and Salvan. by Massimo Introvigne Article 6 of 9 In the previous article, we saw how internal dissent started manifesting itself in the Order of the Solar Temple (OTS) in 1993, the same year the Canadian police arrested some members […]
Luis Matos

21 de Julio 1262: Alfonso X «El Sabio»establece que el concejo de Miranda de Ebro tenga un solo alcalde entendido en derecho. June 12, 2021
Esto es una carta que el escribano Joan envía en nombre del rey Alfonso X «El Sabio», por la cual desde ese momento obliga a que la ciudad solo tenga un alcalde, que imparta justicia, para lo cual debe ser un «hombre bueno» y entendido en derecho. Es un papel que se encuentra en el […]
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El lazo púrpura de Jerusalén (Jesús Maeso de la Torre -2011) September 25, 2018
En la época de las Cruzadas, cuando la confrontación entre el cristianismo y el Islam adquiere su mayor virulencia, nace en España una hermandad de caballeros para combatir en Tierra Santa al lado de los templarios y hospitalarios: la orden de Monte Gaudio. Esta es su fascinante, ignorada y dramática historia. El robo de unos […]
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El Caballero del Alba (Sebastián Roa – 2008) September 20, 2018
Año de Nuestro Señor de 1217. En la oscuridad de una lóbrega mazmorra de la Valencia almohade, un joven aragonés desgrana la crónica de su aventura, rememorando los cinco años de que ha dispuesto para conquistar su meta. Nacido y educado en una sociedad militarizada, heredero de la tradición guerrera aragonesa, Diego de Marcilla halla […]
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Las nueve llaves del anticuario (Martin Rua-2016) July 16, 2017
En 1118, en Jerusalén, un pequeño grupo de nueve monjes de la recién creada Orden de los Pobres Caballeros de Cristo y del Templo de Salomón, conocidos más adelante como “templarios”, al frente del cual está el fundador, Hugo de Payens, hacen un descubrimiento inquietante en el interior del monte del Templo: nueve sarcófagos y […]
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Jacques de Molay El Ultimo Gran Maestre templario (2006-Marcelo Do Santos) February 5, 2017
A principios del siglo XIV la sociedad europea vio el avance imparable de los diferentes grupos de monjes Guerreros y su gran influencia socio-económica, cultural y militar. Los principales de estos miles de militares monásticos, eran los Caballeros Templarios. Desde la más estricta observancia religiosa, la obediencia ciega a los reyes y el papado, el coraj […]
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25hours Hotel, The Royal Bavarian, Munich, Germany (Road Trip 75) July 11, 2019
The last hotel on our road trip through some of Europe last year 2018, was quite unusual. It had to be near the Oktoberfest in Munich, well within walking distance, so that narrowed down the choice somewhat, but husband found 25hours Hotel, The Royal Bavarian. I think this must be one of the oddest hotels I have stayed in. I wasn’t that impressed from […] […]
blosslyn
My Otter Photos July 4, 2019
On all our visits to Scotland over the years, the one animal that I have aways wanted to see, was a wild otter. The numbers of times we heard ‘oh you just missed one’ not something you really want to hear when you so want to see one. Last year 2018 we went to the Isle of […]
blosslyn

Turning Over the Last Leaf… August 29, 2014
We’ve been blogging at MedievalFragments for nearly two-and-a-half years, but like all good things, it has to come to an end sometime! The project, Turning Over a New Leaf, is coming, in part, to a conclusion, with two of its … Continue reading →
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The Last Page of the Medieval Book August 22, 2014
By Erik Kwakkel (@erik_kwakkel) I love the last page of the medieval book. Not because it means that my research of a particular manuscript is almost completed, but because the last page often provides information pertaining to the origins of the object – information not … Continue reading →
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