This is a new release of the original 1944 edition.

Including A Resume Of The Grand Lodge, Grand Chapter, Grand Council, Grand Commandery And The A. And A. Scottish Rite. Also Of The Order Of High Priesthood.

This is a new release of the original 1949 edition.

1944. Prepared for the Committee on Templar History of the Grand Encampment, Knights Templar, USA. An attempt to publish an authentic and official statement covering many of the phases of the history of ancient Templars and their spiritual heirs, the Masonic Knights of Templar. This text is not a complete history, but contains the following: place of Templary in the Masonic system; religious and military orders; Monastic military orders; theories connecting chivalric Freemasonry with the Medieval Order of Knights Templar; theories of Monastic Templar origins; Templar rituals.

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1944. Prepared for the Committee on Templar History of the Grand Encampment, Knights Templar, USA. An attempt to publish an authentic and official statement covering many of the phases of the history of ancient Templars and their spiritual heirs, the Masonic Knights of Templar. This text is not a complete history, but contains the following: place of Templary in the Masonic system; religious and military orders; Monastic military orders; theories connecting chivalric Freemasonry with the Medieval Order of Knights Templar; theories of Monastic Templar origins; Templar rituals.

Additional Editor Is Harold Van Buren Voorhis.

Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!

Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!

Prepared for the Committee on Templar History of the Grand Encampment, Knights Templar, USA. An attempt to publish an authentic and official statement covering many of the phases of the history of ancient Templars and their spiritual heirs, the Masonic Knights of Templar. This text is not a complete history, but contains the following: place of Templary in the Masonic system; religious and military orders; Monastic military orders; theories connecting chivalric Freemasonry with the Medieval Order of Knights Templar; theories of Monastic Templar origins; Templar rituals.

The Knights Templar is a secret society that has existed for many centuries. Few books have been written about them from an insiders point of view. This book was originally released by the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar, United States of America, after seven years of historical research by an assigned committee. The author, Brown, was a member of that committee and their purpose was to provide Templars with an accurate history of their organization. It was for members only and much of the information is not found elsewhere. We've also added, from another source, their Constitution and Abbreviated By-Laws as a service for potential members or for those who desire a better knowledge of the inner workings of the Templars. These two works, combined together, will hopefully shed new light on an interesting and sometimes mysterious organization.