Steve,
You made some valid points. It's just important that we look at the whole picture, and try to see what did happen to those Templars who survived and met, and managed property. Do you not feel that they were still recognized as Knights Templar?
Stan
Original Message:
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From: Steve St. Clair steve@planetcentral.com
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 20:41:00 +0800
To: sinclair@quarterman.com
Subject: Only the Stone Remains
By 1303, the age of the great crusades was over.
And, thus, the need for the Templars to defend the
crusaders changed. The defense of the Holy Land no
longer necessary, the Templars had no further reason
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