The Papal Bull Omne Datum Optimum exempted this group from taxation, and they were executed en masse after the Battle of Hattin. They were condemned at the Council of Vienne by Clement V, and Phillip IV persecuted them and had Jacques de Molay, their last grandmaster, burned at the stake. They were established with the help of Bernard of Clairvaux 
The Papal Bull Omne Datum Optimum exempted this group from taxation, and they were executed en masse after the Battle of Hattin. They were condemned at the Council of Vienne by Clement V, and Phillip IV persecuted them and had Jacques de Molay, their last grandmaster, burned at the stake. They were established with the help of Bernard of Clairvaux with the purpose of guarding pilgrims to the Holy Land. For 10 points, name this military order named for their base, which was above the ruins of the Temple of Solomon.
The Papal Bull Omne Datum Optimum exempted this group from taxation, and they were executed en masse after the Battle of Hattin.
Knights Templar [or Poor Knights of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon; or Knights of the