The four classes within this group included the chaplains, servants, and se
The four classes within this group included the chaplains, servants, and sergeants. They also acted as secure transporters of gold, earning them the wealth needed to purchase Cyprus from Richard the Lion-Hearted. Founded by Hugh de Payens, they displayed a red cross on a white background. Pope Clement V was pressured to condemn them, leading to the burning of their (*) grandmaster Jacques de Molay, as part of a plot to seize their wealth by Philip the Fair of France. For 10 points, name this order which formed to protect Christian pilgrims to Jerusalem.
The four classes within this group included the chaplains, servants, and sergeants.
Knights Templar(s) [or Poor Knights of Christ and the Temple of Solomon]