Quote by Michael Baigent Download Open image ““The Templars were sworn to poverty, chastity, and obedience.”” — Michael Baigent ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.1 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“The Templars' mental confusion makes them indecipherable. That's why so many people venerate them.” — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
“Simon Templar was a man who couldn’t help spreading melodrama all around him like an infectious disease.” — Leslie Charteris Copy Share Image
“The founders of Freemasonry—whoever they were—were certainly aware of the history of the Templars, and they were clearly inspired by Templar ideals: devotion to… — Mark E. Kolko-Rivera Copy Share Image
“Judas became the spokesman of all those who through the centuries would protest the ornamentation of the Christian cult and would feel that, when… — Fulton J. Sheen Copy Share Image
“obedience in the womb, chastity in the tomb but involuntary poverty all his days.” — James Joyce Copy Share Image
“I will say this much for the nobility: that, tyrannical, murderous, rapacious and morally rotten as they were, they were deeply and enthusiastically religous.… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“even in their poverty they carried themselves with a fierce and stubborn pride that warned others to treat them with respect.” — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
“They stole from rich merchants and temples and kings. They didn't steal from poor people; this was not because there was anything virtuous about… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“Extremes of wealth and poverty are a scandal to Christian brotherhood. They must not be allowed.” — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
“Remember, Christ willed to be born poor, and He chose disciples who were living, for the most part, in poverty. Christ made Himself a… — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share Image
“Judas, who (though his feet had also presumably been washed) was not united in this fellowship because his heart was not with them. He… — Mildred Bangs Wynkoop Copy Share Image
“between 1195 and 1220, Wolfram composed his epic romance Parzival, he conferred on the Templars a most exalted status.” — Michael Baigent Copy Share Image
“In 1099, immediately after the capture of Jerusalem, a group of anonymous figures convened in secret conclave.” — Michael Baigent Copy Share Image
“in March 1314, Jacques de Molay, the grand master, and Geoffroi de Charnay, preceptor of Normandy, were roasted to death over a slow fire.” — Michael Baigent Copy Share Image
“the first historical information on the Templars is provided by a Frankish historian, Guillaume de Tyre, who wrote between 1175 and 1185.” — Michael Baigent Copy Share Image
“in 1444, Cosimo founded Europe’s first public library, the Library of San Marco, and thus began to challenge the Church’s long monopoly of learning.” — Michael Baigent Copy Share Image
“The "treasure," he declared flatly, did not involve gold or precious stones. On the contrary, it consisted of "incontrovertible proof" that the Crucifixion was… — Michael Baigent Copy Share Image
“When the king’s head fell beneath the guillotine, an unknown man is reported to have leaped onto the scaffold. He dipped his hand in… — Michael Baigent Copy Share Image
“In 1956 a series of books, articles, pamphlets, and other documents relating to Bérenger Saunière and the enigma of Rennes-le-Chateau began to appear in… — Michael Baigent Copy Share Image
“Rennes-le-Château and its environs had been on the ancient pilgrim route, which ran from northern Europe to Santiago de Compostela in Spain.” — Michael Baigent Copy Share Image
“The final recorded act in the order’s history had been the burning of the last grand master, Jacques de Molay, in March 1314.” — Michael Baigent Copy Share Image
