The Knights Templar, the militia of Christ

"Poor Knights of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon", and was originally named the Templars, Military Order founded in 1119 in Jerusalem to protect pilgrims and holy places of the Holy Land. The brave warriors had their base afincada right in the heart of the enemy of Islam, since its headquarters, a grant from King Baldwin II, was located in a building adjacent to the Mosque of Al-Aqsa, occupying a top of what remained Solomon's Temple.

Composing a synthesis between the sincere faith of the monks and the fearlessness of elite soldiers, confirmed to be the most powerful and valiant military organization of the Crusades: a riot of God. Prestigio who earned them, after relocating to Europe in 1291, being the faithful custodians of the assets of wealthy Christians. By the same token, the greed that sparked is that perished at the hands of the king of France in 1307.