The Connections Between The Connections Between the Masons & the the Masons & the Knight’sTemplarKnight’sTemplar

Pam ChatikavanijPam Chatikavanij

Who are the Knights Who are the Knights Templar?Templar?

6/135 members 6/135 members were real Knights.were real Knights.

11 were priests11 were priests others were smiths, others were smiths,

tanners, tailors, tanners, tailors, shoe makers, shoe makers, gardeners, and cow gardeners, and cow and sheepherdersand sheepherders

1307 Templar Mass Arrest1307 Templar Mass Arrest

1307 a mass 1307 a mass arrest of the arrest of the Templar.Templar.

Under King Under King Phillip’s order.Phillip’s order.

The trial lasted 7 The trial lasted 7 years.years.

The Charges were :The Charges were :

Sacrilegious acts on Sacrilegious acts on the cross.the cross.

Denial of God.Denial of God. Obscene kisses. Obscene kisses. Neglecting & Neglecting &

abusing their duties abusing their duties by using stature.by using stature.

The MasonsThe Masons

About 3 millions About 3 millions members in the members in the U.S.U.S.

About 700 About 700 thousand in U.K.thousand in U.K.

Millions more Millions more around the around the world.world.

U.S. President U.S. President Members :Members :

George Washington, Andrew George Washington, Andrew Jackson, James Polk, Andrew Jackson, James Polk, Andrew Johnson, James Garfield, Johnson, James Garfield, Howard Taft, Franklin Howard Taft, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman Roosevelt, Harry Truman and Gerald Ford.and Gerald Ford.

Other Famous Other Famous Members :Members : The Founding Fathers. The Founding Fathers. 8/56 signatures on the 8/56 signatures on the

Declaration of Independence.Declaration of Independence. 9 signatures in the 9 signatures in the

Constitution.Constitution.

Religious Beliefs.Religious Beliefs.

MasonsMasons not structured not structured

around around ChristianityChristianity

reject Atheismreject Atheism require to require to

believe in some believe in some sort of Supreme sort of Supreme BeingBeing

TemplarsTemplars rejected by the rejected by the

Pope: link to God.Pope: link to God. Constantly running Constantly running

and hiding.and hiding. New form of New form of

communication: communication: more on a more on a personal, and personal, and private basis.private basis.

Clothing Clothing

MasonsMasons Apprentice Apprentice

receives a receives a Masonic Apron Masonic Apron made of sheepskinmade of sheepskin

Badge of Badge of innocence and innocence and puritypurity

TemplarsTemplars decorate decorate

themselves in themselves in only sheepskinonly sheepskin

Require Require sheepskin girdle sheepskin girdle symbolize purity symbolize purity and innocence.and innocence.

Masonic ApronMasonic Apron

Kirkwall ScrollKirkwall Scroll

Sinclair: contain Sinclair: contain information about information about the location of the the location of the Holy Grail.Holy Grail.

Templars used to Templars used to pass on knowledge pass on knowledge to the Masons to the Masons during the Crusade.during the Crusade.

Opposing View Point Opposing View Point

Roach : impossible, 4 century Roach : impossible, 4 century overlap.overlap.

Dr.Dickson : Sinclair own Dr.Dickson : Sinclair own agenda affected his thought agenda affected his thought process. The outcome of process. The outcome of iconography favor what Sinclair iconography favor what Sinclair wanted to believewanted to believe..

Stuart BeattieStuart Beattie : : the scroll could the scroll could have been a have been a “floor cloth”. “floor cloth”.

Made by William Made by William Graeme.Graeme.