![]() ![]() The king of France could, in fact, manipulate the pope as he wished. Is that why Pope Clement basically acquiesced to the suppression of the Templars?ĭr. During this period, the papacy was located in Avignon, France rather than Rome and it considerably weakened the papacy because of the location. HANSEN: But there's no evidence really that they had committed heretical acts. ![]() NICHOLSON: That is the opinion of most contemporary scholars now and then. ![]() HANSEN: Remind us, how was it that the Templars came to be accused of heresy? Was it simply a pretext by King Philip basically to get out of his debt to them?ĭr. HELEN NICHOLSON (Senior Lecturer in History, Cardiff University Author, "The Knights Templar: A New History"): Thank you. She's the author of "The Knights Templar: A New History."Īnd Dr. ![]() Historian Helen Nicholson teaches at Cardiff University. Now, newly discovered documents in the Vatican Secret Archives showed that the Pope initially absolved the Templars of the heresy charge. Pope Clement V put the Templar leaders on trial, some were burned at the stake and the order was disbanded. On Friday the 13th, 1307, the King ordered the arrest and torture of many Templar leaders. France's King Phillip IV owed the Knights Templar a lot of money. The Templars became powerful and wealthy, perhaps too wealthy. The order was formed in 1118 to protect Christian pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem after the First Crusade. The Templars were an order of warrior monks. No, it's not "The Da Vinci Code," but it does share one of the players in the novel: The Knights Templar. It has corruption, conspiracies and Vatican intrigue. ![]()
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