Between 1.108 and 1.118 there were founded three orders of religious- military character to help and to protect the pilgrims who where going to the Holy Lands: the Order of the Poor knight of Christ, known later as the Order of the Templar, the Order of the Hospitable of san Juan from Jerusalem, and the Order of the Hospitable Teutonic.
The Templars
Monks- Soldiers: Guardians of the Faith, Guardians of the Holy Land, and gardians of the Men.
This orders os religious- military character was founded in Jerusalem in 1.118 by nine knight, with the oficial denomination of "Order of the Poor knight of Christ"; later they are known by the " knight of salomn´s Temple" (Templar), denomination arisen after establishing themselves in Salomon´s ancient temple.
the Pope Inocencio II recognize the Order of the Templar in the year1.139. the stamp of the Templar, emblem of the oreder; two knight mounted in the same horse representthe double vocation of the order, religious and military. With an inscription in Latin that says "Sigilum militum Xpisti" (Stamp Of Christ´s militia).
Size: 118 cm / 46 inches