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Prior Bryant Jones – Conference – Dighton Rock (Video) August 14, 2017
Fr+ Bryant Jones, Prior of the United States OSMTJ sent us the link to his Conference at the Dighton Rock Museum. I hope you enjoy.
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Conference – History of the Knights Templar and how they were reorganized into the Portuguese Knights of Christ August 11, 2017
We have received the following message from dear Br+ Bryant Jones, GP USA of the OSMTJ. “I’ve been asked to speak on the “History of the Knights Templar and how they were reorganized into the Portuguese Knights of Christ” at the Dighton Rock Museum in Berkeley, Massachusetts. Please see the pictures below for the inside […]
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Crusader wreck tells tale of Crusader Holy Land conquest August 9, 2017
CHRISTIAN knights and Mameluke warriors were fighting on the walls. Now the wreck of a 13th century ship reveals the desperate bid to save the Holy Land. The port of the city of Acre was a vital lifeline for Crusader knights and settlers alike. Through it streamed European pilgrims, horses, fighting men and manufacturing goods, […]
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Cornish church saved from ruin July 26, 2017
With the heavy rain proving the church roof is now definitely watertight, a small gathering greet the grant representatives from Listed Places of Worship Roof Repair Fund which contributed over £70,000 towards the costs of re-roofing and repairs. From left: Archdeacon of Bodmin Ven Audrey Elkington, roof repair fund programme manager Sarah Palmer and grants […]
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Shroud of Turin ‘stained with blood from torture victim’, find researchers July 21, 2017
The Shroud of Turin is stained with the blood of a torture victim, scientists have claimed. Analysis of the linen cloth, purportedly used to bury Jesus after his crucifixion, contains “nanoparticles” of blood which are not typical of that of a healthy person, according to researchers. Institute of Crystallography researcher Elvio Carlino, one of the authors […]
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«Toledo fue la única ciudad templaria de España» July 10, 2017
El joven investigador y escritor José Manuel Morales (Córdoba, 1981) ha acudido este jueves a Toledo con su tercer ensayo sobre temas históricos y de misterio debajo del brazo. En esta ocasión, se sumerge en la historia del Orden del Temple con su libro «Templarios: Claves ocultas en catedrales góticas, vírgenes negras y la búsqueda del Santo Grial […] […]
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Festa de São João e Novas Comendadorias em Portugal June 27, 2017
Celebrou-se no passado dia 24 de Junho de 2017 em Arraiolos mais uma importante data na história do Priorado Ibérico da OSMTHU, a comemoração da Festa da Luz, de São João Baptista. Este ano a alegria foi maior porque a Ordem estabeleceu nesse dia 3 novas Comendadorias, recebendo ainda um número significativo de Escudeiros que […]
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In Memory of Fernando de Toro-Garland, Master of the Temple June 5, 2017
It’s with great sadness that in this Pentecost Celebration the Order finds the Chair in the East empty, with the passing of our beloved Brother and Master of the Temple, Fernando de Toro-Garland. We have indeed lost one of the brightest and most brilliant lights that have shone in our Temple in the last few […]
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In Memory of Patriarch Ronald V. Cappello, Tau Michael (I) December 3, 2016
Ronald V. Cappello, age 65, of Yonkers died Wednesday, November 30, 2016. Ronald was born April 23, 1951 in Mt.Vernon, NY the son of the late Joseph and Marie (Papaleo) Cappello. Ronald was a graduate of Iona College with a Masters Degree in both Science and Art. He was a History teacher for the Yonkers […]
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Cómo ser neotemplario hoy y la búsqueda espiritual en Occidente September 4, 2016
NOTA previa de A. Almazán: Este texto forma parte de la conferencia pronunciada por frey Patrick Emile Bracco en Sigüenza dentro de los actos conmemorativos del 880 Aniversario de la fundación de la Orden del Temple, año de 1998 de la era de Cristo; actos organizados por el Gran Priorato Español de la Orden […]
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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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Batalla de las Navas de Tolosa: Preparación August 1, 2016
Cristiana En la primavera de 1212, todos los caminos de la península cristiana, llevaban a Toledo, lugar de partida para la cruzada contra los almohades. Caminos no solo llenos de Nobles a caballo, seguidos de sus mesnadas, sino de pobres que mendigaban por el camino y de personas no útiles para guerrear, como mujeres, jóvenes […]
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Antecedentes Batalla Navas de Tolosa: Los reinos Cristianos: Su unión bajo Alfonso VIII de Castilla July 31, 2016
A comienzos del siglo XIII, la parte cristiana de la península Ibérica, estaba dividida en cinco reinos: Portugal, León, Navarra, Castilla y Aragón. El reino más belicoso contra los musulmanes en esta época fue el reino de Castilla, bajo el mando del Rey Alfonso VIII (1155-1214), hasta que en el 1195, tras la pérdida de […]
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Antecedentes Batalla Navas de Tolosa: Los reinos Cristianos peninsulares, núcleos de resistencia July 31, 2016
El núcleo asturiano. En el 722, un noble visigodo, Pelayo (?-737), y el pueblo de los astures derrotan en Covadonga (722) a un ejército expedicionario musulmán. A partir de ese momento comienza a organizarse el reino de Asturias. De 739-757 Alfonso I (693-757) asume la herencia visigoda del Rey Favila (?-739). Establece el “Fuero Juzgo” y otros […] […]
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Kilmartin Church & Large Cross, Scotland August 16, 2017
This is the last post on Kilmartin, Scotland 2016, for this year, hopefully we will return next year to visit the sites of a much earlier period than the stone crosses and churchyard of Kilmartin Church. I have saved the best to last, well I think so, ‘The Large Cross’. One of the most magnificent medieval stone crosses […]
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The Small Cross, Kilmartin, Scotland August 15, 2017
Inside Kilmartin Church, Kilmartin, Scotland, there are three medieval crosses. The Kilmartin Cross which I have posted about and two others, the Large Ring Cross and the Small Cross. This post is about the Small Cross which stood in the graveyard from about the 1400’s. Its style matches that of another cross, The Kilmichael Cross, which is […]
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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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