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The Story of the Crown of Thorns April 18, 2019
When the magnificent Cathedral of Our Lady (Notre Dame) in Paris caught fire earlier this week, the world was mesmerized by the apparent destruction of such an historical and holy edifice—one of the most widely recognized and frequently visited structures in the world. Although the soaring Gothic cathedral is well known, until recent events relatively […] […]
Luis Matos
Zagreb taken over by the Templars April 8, 2019
Anyone taking a stroll down Zagreb’s main plaza last Saturday afternoon, could think the city was being invaded by Templars. Indeed a large number of knights and dames in full uniform, white mantles flying in the wind like peace flags, paraded on their way to the Cathedral where the Rector was expecting the group. This […]
Luis Matos
Grão Priorado de Portugal – 25 anos March 31, 2019
A 27 de Março de 2019 comemoraram-se os 25 anos de actividade ininterrupta do Grão Priorado de Portugal da OSMTHU. Efectivamente, a memória ficou marcada por aquela apresentação em Montemor-o-Novo, no Convento de São Domingos, em que o Priorado se apresentou ao público, na Lua Cheia de Carneiro, após um ano de silencioso trabalho como […]
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Castro Marim – Comemoração dos 700 anos da fundação da Ordem de Cristo March 26, 2019
Comemorar os 700 anos da Ordem de Cristo é uma alegria sem medida. Não é relembrar um momento no passado, é antes reafirmar um propósito e uma esperança no futuro. Quero assim agradecer em meu nome, em nome da Ordem Soberana e Militar do Templo de Jerusalém Universal, como seu Chanceler internacional e Prior em […]
Luis Matos
History of the Camino de Santiago March 19, 2019
The route known as the Camino de Santiago is neither a road nor a highway. It’s a walkway trod by travelers of all kinds for more than 2,000 years. Christians have traveled it for nearly 1,300 years. Much of the route described in a 900-year old guidebook is still in use today. Some of it […]
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This is NOT the face of a Templar – It’s the face of human stupidity on steroids March 15, 2019
Once again – too often it seems – a massacre opened the news and grabbed headlines worldwide. The attack of a fanatic on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, left almost 50 killed and many wounded. It was a mad rampage carefully planned and broadcast live on social media for the world to see and […]
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The Mysterious Stories of Castle Ponferrada: Knights Templar, the Camino de Santiago and the lost Sword of Jacques de Molay February 19, 2019
Every pilgrim who is traveling along the French route of the Camino de Santiago, going to Santiago de Compostela, will pass through the Ponferrada in the Spanish section. Most of them have no idea that centuries ago along the same route passed the legendary Jacques de Molay, the last Grand Master of the Templar Order. […]
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Templar Interpretation Center opens in Portugal February 17, 2019
In the close vicinity of the Templar city of Tomar, Portugal, one of the most evocative Templar Castles in the world can be found: Almourol. Situated in a small island in the middle of the Tagus river, overseeing both margins and guarding secret Templar routes from all enemies, Almourol is the subject of legend. In […]
Luis Matos
A Mystic for Our Time January 27, 2019
I have a power in my soul which is ever receptive to God. I am as certain [of that] as that I am a man, that nothing is so close to me as God. God is closer to me than I am to myself: my being depends on God’s being near me and present to […]
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Order of Santiago: The Knights of Spain and Their ‘Holy War’ January 20, 2019
The Order of Santiago is a Christian religious-military order of knights that was founded in Spain during the Middle Ages. Like the Templars and Hospitallers, the order was established to protect pilgrims and to fight against the Muslims. Instead of the Holy Land, however, the Order of Santiago carried out their duties in Spain. The order continues […]
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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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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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Liguria, Italy to Zell am See, Austria (Road Trip 68) April 24, 2019
Returning to our 2018 holiday, when we visited Switzerland, Italy, Austria and Germany, having posted about Switzerland and Italy, I want to finish the last two locations. As we only spent two days in Austria and four in Munich, Germany, hopefully it will not take too long. I want to keep a record, as it was such an eventful trip and we enjoyed every mome […]
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Doggie Hitched A Ride On A Goldwing April 16, 2019
I have just download the last photos of our holiday of 2018, when we visited Switzerland, Italy, Austria and Germany. I have posted about Switzerland and Italy, so now after a little break, I will hopefully finish Austria and Germany before we go to Scotland in May 2019. I have to sort through over a 1,000 photos, not that […]
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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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