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The Knights Templar or simply the Templars were among the most famous of the Western Christian military orders and existed for nearly two centuries. Since its official endorsement by the Catholic Church around 1129, it grew rapidly in membership and power. Templar Knights, in their distinctive white mantle with a red cross and chainmail armor or lorica hamata were among the most skilled fighting units of the Crusades. The white mantle with red cross and chainmail armor or lorica hamata wearing knights captured Jerusalem in the First Crusade in 1099. The administrative officers of the Order managed a large economic infrastructure throughout the Christendom innovating on financial management which is an early form of banking. The Knights Templar was closely associated with the Crusades and when the Holy Land was lost, support for the Order Faded. Rumors about their secret initiation ceremony created mistrust and King Philip IV of France who was deep in debt to the Order, took advantage of this ordered the arrest of the members and burned them. Important Features:
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