Templarism & History
Reading List
Recommended Knights Templar Reading List
Compiled by OSMTH
History and Archives Committee
The Knights Templar: From History to the Twenty-First Century Mission: Nine Hundred Years Since the Foundation of the Poor Knights of Christ in the Temple of Jerusalem
(OSMTH Publications) (Volume 2) Paperback – April 1, 2017
by Pasi Pollanen (Author, Editor), Scott Simon (Editor)
In the present book, the history of the Knights Templar and subjects related to knighthood in general are analyzed from the perspective of several authors.The purpose of the book is to celebrate the nine-hundredth anniversary of the founding of a unique organization, the Poor Knights of Christ in the Temple of Jerusalem, which has created something permanent in spite of the stony road of the poor brethren and their modern-day equivalents. The book was prepared for the Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem - OSMTH. This book is the first to study the roots of the 19th century Neo-Templars scientifically.
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Books Written by OSMTH Members
Balkan Blue - Family and Military Memories
Author: MG Sir Roy Redgrave, GCTJ, GMTJ, former Grand Master
ISBN 0-85052-727554 Published by Pen & Sword Books (2000)
Silent Knight
Author: COL Craig Carlson
ISBN 0-9654220-7-0
History of The Order of the Temple of Jerusalem From 1118 to 2005
Author: Leo Thys, KCTJ, OSMTH Grand Archivist
Foreword by RADM James Carey (Ret.), GCTJ, GMTJ
release date 22 Apr 2005, order through author Leo Thys
Chev Leo Thys is responsible for the establishment of OSMTH in Belgium.
The Templars and the Grail: Knights of the Quest
Author: Dr. Karen Ralls (member of the Templar Heritage Trust, UK)
ISBN: 0835608077 Published by Quest Books
Templar Sites
Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth, Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Beth Arabah, Cana, Capernaum, Tabgha, Mount of the Beatitudes, Mount Tabor, Bethany, Mount of Olives, Gethsemane, Via Dolorosa, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Church of the Ascension in Jerusalem
Santiago de Compostela, Montserrat, Vezelay, le-Puy-en-Velay, Chartres, Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, Templar Church, Metz, France, le Mont-Saint-Michel, Rocamadour, Aachen, Canterbury, Wells Cathedral, Walsingham, Salisbury, Westminster Abbey, St. David’s Cathedral, St. Winifred’s Well, Assisi, St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice, Basilica of St. Peter, Basilica of St Paul Outside the Wall in Rome, Italy
United Kingdom: The Temple Church in London, Templecombe, Cressing Temple, Round Church at Ludlow Castle, Church of the Holy Sepulchre at Northampton, Temple Bruer
France: Richerenches, Peyrassol, Vaour, Larzac Commandery, Laon, Arville, Blanzac, Montsaunes, Le Temple-sur-Lot, Domme, Courval, La Villendieu-Maurepas, Coulommiers, Sergeac, Gisors, Saint-Raphael, Najac, Port-Sainte-Marie, La-Lande-de-Pomerol, Figanieres, Ruou, Clisson, Marcenais, Merlevenez, Montfort-sur-Argens, Chateau De Chinon, Chateau De Templiers in Greoux-Les-Bains, Commanderie Principale Des Templiers in Luz Saint Sauveur, Chateau Des Templiers in Collioure, Templier Commanderie et Maison in Lautrec
Scotland: Rosslyn Chapel in Roslin, Templars Park in Aberdeen, Temple in Midlothian, Orphir Church, Bannockburn Battle Site