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	[[File:Chapitre de l'Ordre du Temple tenu à Paris.png\|thumb\|upright=1.4\|Chapter of the Order of the Temple held in Paris (April 27, 1147), François Marius Granet (1844)]]		[[File:Chapitre de l'Ordre du Temple tenu a Paris.png\|thumb\|upright=1.4\|Chapter of the Order of the Temple held in Paris (April 27, 1147), François Marius Granet (1844)]]

	The '''Knights Templar''' were a military-religious order, founded in 1118, who served valiantly during the Crusades. When they were not on the battlefield, this “militia of Christ,” as they were called, lived a disciplined monastic life and took the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience—the same vows that beloved [[Saint Francis]] took.		The '''Knights Templar''' were a military-religious order, founded in 1118, who served valiantly during the Crusades. When they were not on the battlefield, this “militia of Christ,” as they were called, lived a disciplined monastic life and took the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience—the same vows that beloved [[Saint Francis]] took.