Knights Templar

After Europeans in the First Crusade captured Jerusalem in 1099, many Christians made pilgrimages to various sacred sites in the Holy Land. Although the city of Jerusalem was relatively secure under Christian control, the rest of the area was not. Bandits and marauding highwaymen preyed upon these Christian pilgrims, who were routinely slaughtered, sometimes by the hundreds, as they attempted to make the journey from the coastline at Jaffa through to the interior of the Holy Land.

In 1119, a French knight named Hugues de Payens created a monastic order of knights who pledged to protect these Christian visitors to Jerusalem.

The goal of the Knights Templar was to help people arrive safely in Jerusalem to visit the Temple Mount. We can be modern day Templars by helping those around us to get to the temple. Pledge to always invite someone to go with you when you attend the temple.

Source: Wikipedia