blastmaster
03-18-2007, 11:19 AM
Today is 18th March. On this day, in 1314 (exactly 693 years ago), king Philip IV the Fair of France sent Knights Templars (who were arrested on Friday the 13th October in 1307, so famous Friday the 13th) to burn on stakes. They have been tortured for years before that. These were the (ridiculous) charges against them:
1 That upon being received into the order every neophyte must spit on the cross and deny Christ thrice
2. That the receptor and the novice exchanged indecent kisses, i.e. on the navel and the posteriors, while disrobed
3. That they pledged themselves to practice sodomy
4. That the priests of the order did not pronounce the words of consecration when administering the mass
5. That the cord which the Templars wore over their shirt day and night as a symbol of purity had been consecrated by wrapping it around an idol they worshipped in the chapters
After years of torturing, they finally confessed some of king Philip’s charges, which included homosexualism, spiting on cross, blasphemy and herecy. That was, of course, only to stop the hell in which they have lived for years. On this day, they were taken to one square in Paris after years spent in prison, being tortured, in abominable conditions : bones broken, teeth taken out, limbs quartered and other burned, with a total indifference from the powerful people of that time. While burning on stake, Jacques de Molay, the last regular grandmaster of Knights Templars, cursed both Pope Clement V and Philip IV and invited them to join him on sky within a year. Coincindence or not, they really did join him within next year. These were his (Jacques de Molay’s) last words:
"Sirs, at least, let me join my hands together for a little while and make my prayer to God, for now is the time and the season to pray. I see here my judgement, the place where I must die a short time hence; God knows that my death is wrong and a sin. So in a short time evil things will befall those who have condemned us to death; God will avenge our death.
Sirs, you should know, without any argument, that all those who have acted against us will suffer for what they have done to us. I wish to die in this belief. See here my faith: and I beg you to turn my face towards the church of Our Lady, from whom Our Lord was born."
As already said, Jacques De Molay cursed Pope Clement V and French king Pgilip IV the Fair, and invited to join him in the afterlife within a year. They did die within one year. But that is not all strange that happened after De Molay’s curse:
1 - Pope Clement V died of cancer on April 20, 1314, exactly 32 days after Jacques de Molay was burnt at the stake, although it’s quite possible that the pope was poisoned;
2 - About seven months later, while hunting, King Philippe IV fell off his horse and died from a combination of an old wound that became infected and of strong stomach pains;
3 - On April 30, 1315, an advisor of Philippe the Fair, Enguerrand de Marigny was hanged at Montfaucon after being accused of dilapidating the Royal Treasury;
4 - In 1316, King Louis X, son of Philippe IV, died with no successor;
5 - The second son of Philippe the Fair, King Philippe V, died in 1322 also without a successor;
6 - His third son, King Charles IV, died in 1328 with no male offspring either.
I always wondered if these events were unique to France or if the same type of unfortunate mishaps happened elsewhere as well.
In England, the Papal abolition of the Order seems to have been followed by a general scramble to take possession of the Templar lands. Several feudal lords in particular claimed title to some of the properties of the Order. The King of England himself set the example by treating the Temple of London as if it had reverted to the Crown.
1 - On October 1314 (seven months after Jacques de Molay's death), The Earl of Lancaster claimed the property of the Temple as Lord Superior in right of his Earldom of Leicester; it was surrendered to him at the King's request. The Earl was executed in March 1322.
2 - At that time, the King of England again treated the Temple of London as forfeited to the Crown and he gave it to Aymer de Valence, Earl of Pembroke. His enjoyment of the Templar property was brief though, because he died suddenly near Paris in 1324, while he was engaged on a mission to the French Court.
3 - The Temple once more fell into the King's hands (Aymer de Valence had left no heir...). The King bestowed the Temple on Hugh Despenser the Young. Misfortune again dogged its new owner because Hugh was put to death by the Queen's supporters on November 24th, 1326.
4 - Meanwhile a portion of the Templars' land on the west side of the Temple had been seized by the adjoining owner, Walter de Stapledon, bishop of Exeter. He was a well trusted Minister of Edward II, and he added the Templar lands to his estate. This ecclesiastic however was hated by the people of London on account of his extortionate taxation as Royal Treasurer. Walter de Stapledon was murdered by the London mob and his mansion was sacked in 1326.
Apparently the curse didn't spare anybody...
Now, I'm sorry for botherung you, but being Templar fanatic (or at least used to be), I just had to spread this. I'll keep coming here in next few days, os if you have any questions, feel free to ask them and I'll try to give you proper answer.
1 That upon being received into the order every neophyte must spit on the cross and deny Christ thrice
2. That the receptor and the novice exchanged indecent kisses, i.e. on the navel and the posteriors, while disrobed
3. That they pledged themselves to practice sodomy
4. That the priests of the order did not pronounce the words of consecration when administering the mass
5. That the cord which the Templars wore over their shirt day and night as a symbol of purity had been consecrated by wrapping it around an idol they worshipped in the chapters
After years of torturing, they finally confessed some of king Philip’s charges, which included homosexualism, spiting on cross, blasphemy and herecy. That was, of course, only to stop the hell in which they have lived for years. On this day, they were taken to one square in Paris after years spent in prison, being tortured, in abominable conditions : bones broken, teeth taken out, limbs quartered and other burned, with a total indifference from the powerful people of that time. While burning on stake, Jacques de Molay, the last regular grandmaster of Knights Templars, cursed both Pope Clement V and Philip IV and invited them to join him on sky within a year. Coincindence or not, they really did join him within next year. These were his (Jacques de Molay’s) last words:
"Sirs, at least, let me join my hands together for a little while and make my prayer to God, for now is the time and the season to pray. I see here my judgement, the place where I must die a short time hence; God knows that my death is wrong and a sin. So in a short time evil things will befall those who have condemned us to death; God will avenge our death.
Sirs, you should know, without any argument, that all those who have acted against us will suffer for what they have done to us. I wish to die in this belief. See here my faith: and I beg you to turn my face towards the church of Our Lady, from whom Our Lord was born."
As already said, Jacques De Molay cursed Pope Clement V and French king Pgilip IV the Fair, and invited to join him in the afterlife within a year. They did die within one year. But that is not all strange that happened after De Molay’s curse:
1 - Pope Clement V died of cancer on April 20, 1314, exactly 32 days after Jacques de Molay was burnt at the stake, although it’s quite possible that the pope was poisoned;
2 - About seven months later, while hunting, King Philippe IV fell off his horse and died from a combination of an old wound that became infected and of strong stomach pains;
3 - On April 30, 1315, an advisor of Philippe the Fair, Enguerrand de Marigny was hanged at Montfaucon after being accused of dilapidating the Royal Treasury;
4 - In 1316, King Louis X, son of Philippe IV, died with no successor;
5 - The second son of Philippe the Fair, King Philippe V, died in 1322 also without a successor;
6 - His third son, King Charles IV, died in 1328 with no male offspring either.
I always wondered if these events were unique to France or if the same type of unfortunate mishaps happened elsewhere as well.
In England, the Papal abolition of the Order seems to have been followed by a general scramble to take possession of the Templar lands. Several feudal lords in particular claimed title to some of the properties of the Order. The King of England himself set the example by treating the Temple of London as if it had reverted to the Crown.
1 - On October 1314 (seven months after Jacques de Molay's death), The Earl of Lancaster claimed the property of the Temple as Lord Superior in right of his Earldom of Leicester; it was surrendered to him at the King's request. The Earl was executed in March 1322.
2 - At that time, the King of England again treated the Temple of London as forfeited to the Crown and he gave it to Aymer de Valence, Earl of Pembroke. His enjoyment of the Templar property was brief though, because he died suddenly near Paris in 1324, while he was engaged on a mission to the French Court.
3 - The Temple once more fell into the King's hands (Aymer de Valence had left no heir...). The King bestowed the Temple on Hugh Despenser the Young. Misfortune again dogged its new owner because Hugh was put to death by the Queen's supporters on November 24th, 1326.
4 - Meanwhile a portion of the Templars' land on the west side of the Temple had been seized by the adjoining owner, Walter de Stapledon, bishop of Exeter. He was a well trusted Minister of Edward II, and he added the Templar lands to his estate. This ecclesiastic however was hated by the people of London on account of his extortionate taxation as Royal Treasurer. Walter de Stapledon was murdered by the London mob and his mansion was sacked in 1326.
Apparently the curse didn't spare anybody...
Now, I'm sorry for botherung you, but being Templar fanatic (or at least used to be), I just had to spread this. I'll keep coming here in next few days, os if you have any questions, feel free to ask them and I'll try to give you proper answer.