From spitting on the Christian cross to strange sexual acts, the Knights Templar's secret rituals were controversial. But were they using these ceremonies to praise a different religion entirely?

Hermits and ascetics were a familiar part of life in the Middle Ages. They were generally individuals who sought out ...

The blufftop location of this Knights Templar convent castle is what makes it so extraordinary ... before reaching the atmospheric Romanesque convent church with a semi-circular apse and barrel vault.

Friday the 13th has long been associated with superstition, and historically, certain events have occurred on this date that ...

This is the church that often appears in the background of outdoor broadcasts from the BBC's Broadcasting House, although you ...

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The union of day and date has also been traced back to King Philip IV of France arresting hundreds of Knights Templar on Friday ... in Rama,” in which the church declared that black cats ...

particularly those used by the Roman Catholic Church. National Library of Scotland A 12th Century manuscript of the Rule of the Knights Templar order, includes advice on the "superfluity" of ...

He was the inspiration for Lancelot in medieval Arthurian tales, and has been likened to a combination of Muhammad Ali and Henry Kissinger. Jouster, warrior, diplomat and even twice de facto king ...