Pope Clement V
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Pope Clement V was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1305 until his death. He is remembered for suppressing the order of the Knights Templar and allowing the execution of
Portrait by Andrea di Bonaiuto, c. 1366 Santa Maria Novella, Florence
Bulla of Clement V
Hayton of Corycus remitting his report on the Mongols La Flor des Estoires d'Orient, to Pope Clement V in 1307.
Sou coin depicting Clement V, 1310
Knights Templar
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The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, mainly known as the Knights Templar, was a military order of the Catholic faith, and one of the most important military orders in Weste
Pope Clement V
…April 1314) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1305 until his death. He is remembered for suppressing the order of the Knights Templar and allowing the execution of many of its members. A Frenchman by birth, Clement moved the Papacy from Rome to Avignon, ushering in the period known…
A Seal of the Knights Templar
The first headquarters of the Knights Templar, on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The Crusaders called it "the Temple of Solomon" and from this location derived their name of Templar.
King Baldwin II presiding over a council with the Templars
Battle of Hattin in 1187, the turning point leading to the Third Crusade. From a copy of the Passages d'outremer, c. 1490