Title
Knight Templar - Order of the Temple
Caption
Knight Templar of the Order of the Temple wearing the black coat,
The Templar coats have a particular colour according to the place and dignity that the wearer occupies in the Hierarchy of the Temple: white coat for the brother knights and black coat for the squires, brother-sergeants and non-fighters.
Reproduction of an original from the 19th century
Info+
The Order of the Temple is a military and religious order, founded by Hugues de Payns, at the Council of Troyes, January 13, 1129.
Previously called the militia of the Poor Knights of Christ and the Temple of Solomon, the Order worked during the 12th and 13th centuries to accompany and protect pilgrims to Jerusalem in the context of the Holy Wars and the Crusades.
Date
19th century
Credit line
Photo12/Collection Jaime Abecasis
Reference
LKO12A00_087
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
23,3Mb (1,1Mb) / 7,4in x 12,2in / 2221 x 3661 (300dpi)