Temple Church & The Tombs of the Templar Knights: Temple, London, England
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- Опубликовано: 3 дек 2024
- The Temple Church is a Royal church in the City of London located between Fleet Street and the River Thames, built by the Knights Templar as their headquarters in England, and used for the Templar initation ceremonies; It was consecrated on 10 February 1185 by Patriarch Heraclius of Jerusalem. During the reign of King John (1199-1216) it served as the royal treasury, supported by the role of the Knights Templar as proto-international bankers. It is now jointly owned by the Inner Temple and Middle Temple Inns of Court, bases of the English legal profession. It is famous for being a round church, a common design feature for Knights Templar churches borrowed from the Holy Sepulchre Church in Jerusalem, and for its century stone effigies.
The area around the Temple Church is known as the Temple. Temple Bar, an ornamental processional gateway, formerly stood in the middle of Fleet Street. Nearby is the Temple Underground station.
In the mid-12th century, before the construction of the church, the Knights Templar in London had met at a site in High Holborn in a structure originally established by Hugues de Payens (the site had been historically the location of a Roman temple in Londinium, now known as London). Because of the rapid growth of the order, by the 1160s the site had become too confined, and the order purchased the current site for the establishment of a larger monastic complex as their headquarters in England. In addition to the church, the new compound originally contained residences, military training facilities, and recreational grounds for the military brethren and novices, who were not permitted to go into the City without the permission of the Master of the Temple.
After the capture of Jerusalem in 1099 by the Crusaders, the Dome of the Rock was given to the Augustinians, who turned it into a church (while the Al-Aqsa Mosque became a royal palace). Because the Dome of the Rock was the site of the Temple of Solomon, the Knights Templar set up their headquarters in the Al-Aqsa Mosque adjacent to the Dome for much of the 12th century. The Templum Domini, as they called the Dome of the Rock, featured on the official seals of the Order's Grand Masters (such as Everard des Barres and Renaud de Vichiers), and along with the Church of the Holy Sepulchre upon which it was based soon became the architectural model for Round Templar churches across Europe.
The round church is 55 feet (17 m) in diameter, and contains within it a circle of the earliest known surviving free-standing Purbeck Marble columns. It is probable that the walls and grotesque heads were originally painted in colours.
It was consecrated on 10 February 1185[8] by Heraclius, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem. It is believed that King Henry II (1154-1189) was present at the consecration.
1185-1307
The Knights Templar order was very powerful in England, with the Master of the Temple sitting in parliament as primus baro (the first baron in precedence of the realm). The compound was regularly used as a residence by kings and by legates of the Pope. The Temple also served as an early safety-deposit bank, sometimes in defiance of the Crown's attempts to seize the funds of nobles who had entrusted their wealth there. The quasi-supra-national independent network and great wealth of the Order throughout Europe, and the jealousy this caused in secular kingdoms, is considered by most commentators to have been the primary cause of its eventual downfall.
In January 1215 William Marshall (who is buried in the nave next to his sons, and is represented by one of the nine stone effigies) served as a negotiator during a meeting in the Temple between King John and the barons, who demanded that the king should uphold the rights enshrined in the Coronation Charter of his predecessor and elder brother King Richard I. Marshall swore on behalf of the king that the grievances of the barons would be addressed in the summer, which led to the signing by the king of Magna Carta in June.
Marshall later became regent during the reign of John's infant son, King Henry III (1216-1272). Henry later expressed a desire to be buried in the church. Although one of Henry's infant sons was buried in the chancel, Henry himself later altered his will to reflect his new wish to be buried in Westminster Abbey.
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This is beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.
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The floor is covered with knights tombs. Beautifuly carved and kept . Its a magical church. Really spectacular special atmosphere...it bleeds history and wonder .a real hidden gem
Absolutely: I couldn’t agree more.
It's just behind an old unobtrusive door on Fleet street like a harry potter door. You wouldn't guess what was behind it. Ive been and its a real secret gem of old London. My girlfriend at the times father was security of it and the temple complex and we stayed there a whole weekend..it was magical. Fantastic place .
That’s very true!!! You really would have no idea that wonderful church and intricate temple complex is just there!
So well done, Thank you! 👋
That’s a lot for the encouraging comment!!
Amazing! The spirit and legend of the Templars is eternal. May they rise again in our own time!
Deus vult!!!
@@trooth2508 Amen
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Amen!
They never left the city they just changed their clothes. Look at the flag of the city, dragons holding their shield. Today they are masters of law and banking as before. I don't know what is vague here.
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"Whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's."
"Your actions in passing, pass not away, for every good work is a grain of seed for eternal life."
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"Wherever...thou shalt be, pray secretly within thyself. If thou shalt be far from a house of prayer, give not thyself trouble to seek for one, for thou thyself art a sanctuary designed for prayer. If thou shalt be in bed, or in any other place, pray there; thy temple is there."
Amen
The building transcends religion..it's the holiest feeling I've ever felt in a house of God ..I'm not a practicing Christian...but I felt a very strong connection to the glory of worship in that building.. very special place. Very ❤