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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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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.
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Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Dec. 2024
In the French Riviera, the technology has been used to tell the history of the Knights Templar, members of a secret society operating there in the 13th century.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
There are other instances of death that some use to reify the examples of the unlucky Friday, the 13th, including the legend that more than 100 of the Knights Templar are believed to have been tortured and killed by France’s King Philip IV on Friday, Oct. 13, 1307.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 13 Sep. 2024
Some speculate that Friday the 13th is unlucky because Judas was the 13th guest at the Last Supper, or that Knights Templar were condemned on a Friday the 13th.
—Kaity Kline, NPR, 13 Sep. 2024
On Templar Place, Oakland, in February 2023, a 3,927-square-foot home was sold for $3,470,000, a price per square foot of $884.
—Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
Famously, King Philip of France, being deeply indebted to the Knights Templar, destroyed the order by accusing them of heresy.
—Rafael Perez, Orange County Register, 12 Apr. 2024
The house features three bedrooms and one bathrooms. 6. $1.9 million, single-family home in the first block of Templar Place
A sale has been finalized for the single-family residence in the first block of Templar Place in Oakland.
—Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
After all, the Knights Templar cartel originated in 2011 as a local self-defense force that fought the brutal Familia Michoacana cartel.
—Patricio Asfura-Heim, Foreign Affairs, 11 Mar. 2014
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Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Dec. 2024
In the French Riviera, the technology has been used to tell the history of the Knights Templar, members of a secret society operating there in the 13th century.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
There are other instances of death that some use to reify the examples of the unlucky Friday, the 13th, including the legend that more than 100 of the Knights Templar are believed to have been tortured and killed by France’s King Philip IV on Friday, Oct. 13, 1307.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 13 Sep. 2024
Some speculate that Friday the 13th is unlucky because Judas was the 13th guest at the Last Supper, or that Knights Templar were condemned on a Friday the 13th.
—Kaity Kline, NPR, 13 Sep. 2024
On Templar Place, Oakland, in February 2023, a 3,927-square-foot home was sold for $3,470,000, a price per square foot of $884.
—Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
Famously, King Philip of France, being deeply indebted to the Knights Templar, destroyed the order by accusing them of heresy.
—Rafael Perez, Orange County Register, 12 Apr. 2024
The house features three bedrooms and one bathrooms. 6. $1.9 million, single-family home in the first block of Templar Place
A sale has been finalized for the single-family residence in the first block of Templar Place in Oakland.
—Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
After all, the Knights Templar cartel originated in 2011 as a local self-defense force that fought the brutal Familia Michoacana cartel.
—Patricio Asfura-Heim, Foreign Affairs, 11 Mar. 2014
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“Templar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Templar. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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