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: a knight of a religious military order established in the early 12th century in Jerusalem for the protection of pilgrims and the Holy Sepulcher
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Once a Knights Templar Commandery, Chateau Saint Martin also has a Michelin Key restaurant, Le Saint-Martin, which delights with fine dining and a spectacular terrace.
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Rana Good, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Less Mormonism or Scientology than Free-Masonry or the Knights of Templar, Gnomonism is a flimsy fraternal order based on Americanized bastardizations of Medieval-ish theology.
—Jon Raymond
august 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
This superstition deepened over time, particularly after the mass arrest of the Knights Templar on Friday, October 13th, 1307, further cementing the day’s unlucky status.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 13 June 2025
The historian is on a desperate search for the legendary Templar Treasure before others can take it for themselves.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
His other performances included as Robert De Niro’s nasty henchman in Michael Mann’s Heat (1995); as Marlon Brando’s insane assistant in John Frankenheimer’s The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) and as the suave crook Simon Templar in Phillip Noyce’s The Saint (1997).
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
This created the historical basis of all Assassin’s Creed games, which is why the real-life Revolutionary War general Charles Lee is a Templar and plotted to kill George Washington in 2012’s Assassin’s Creed 3.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
It was composed of members from many organizations from the Sinaloa Cartel, the Knights Templar cartel, Milenio Cartel, and the Familia Michoacana.
—Max Saltman, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
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Rana Good, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Less Mormonism or Scientology than Free-Masonry or the Knights of Templar, Gnomonism is a flimsy fraternal order based on Americanized bastardizations of Medieval-ish theology.
—Jon Raymond
august 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
This superstition deepened over time, particularly after the mass arrest of the Knights Templar on Friday, October 13th, 1307, further cementing the day’s unlucky status.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 13 June 2025
The historian is on a desperate search for the legendary Templar Treasure before others can take it for themselves.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
His other performances included as Robert De Niro’s nasty henchman in Michael Mann’s Heat (1995); as Marlon Brando’s insane assistant in John Frankenheimer’s The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) and as the suave crook Simon Templar in Phillip Noyce’s The Saint (1997).
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
This created the historical basis of all Assassin’s Creed games, which is why the real-life Revolutionary War general Charles Lee is a Templar and plotted to kill George Washington in 2012’s Assassin’s Creed 3.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
It was composed of members from many organizations from the Sinaloa Cartel, the Knights Templar cartel, Milenio Cartel, and the Familia Michoacana.
—Max Saltman, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Templar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Templar. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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