It was abolished by the Synod of Vienne in 1312, at the instigation of Philip IV.
It was abolished by the Synod of Vienne in 1312, at the instigation of Philip IV. It had been confirmed at the Synod of Troyes in 1128 by Pope Honorius III, and Bernard of Clairvaux had drawn up their rule as a modification of the Cistercian order, though only noblemen were admitted. FTP, identify this group founded by Hugh of Payens to protect pilgrims to the Holy Land, whose members wore a white mantle with a red cross and whose name came from the location of their house near a landmark in Jerusalem.
It was abolished by the Synod of Vienne in 1312, at the instigation of Philip IV.
the {Templar}s or the {Knights of the Temple}