Les Templiers de la gloire à la tragédie - Anglais - Couverture souple

Huchet, Patrick

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 2737347408 ISBN 13 : 9782737347405

Editeur : OUEST FRANCE, 2009

Synopsis

LES TEMPLIERS de la gloire à la tragédie L'auteur présente dans cet ouvrage richement illustré les clefs essentielles à la compréhension de l'Histoire des Templiers, bras armés de l'Eglise en Terre Sainte, défenseurs des pèlerins et des Etats chrétiens aux XIIe et XIIIe siècles, qui, sept cents ans après leur disparition, interrogent, intriguent et fascinent encore. L'ordre militaire et religieux du Temple fut le plus important propriétaire foncier et religieux de la chrétienté. Dépendant directement du pape, il devint vite le banquier et trésorier des rois de France et d'Angleterre. Sa richesse altéra la rigidité de sa règle et attira l'envie. Philippe le Bel leur intenta un procès et le pape Clément V condamna l'Ordre en 1312. Le grand maître Jacques de Mollay fut supplicié ainsi que de nombreux chevaliers (1314).

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

After the taking of Jérusalem by crusaders in the year of grace 1099, pilgrims started to travel to Palestine in ever greater numbers to worship at the tomb of Christ, the Holy Sepulchre. It was to ensure their protection that in 1119-1120, a knight from Champagne, Hugh de Payns, founded an order which was going to become extremely famous, the "Templars". Yet, who, today, still recalls that, originally, the "Poor Knights of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon" could be counted on the fingers of one hand ? After the Council of Troyes in 1129, the Order of the Temple experienced huge growth, creating hundreds of commanderies in the West and playing a key role in the defence of the Crusader States. Enjoying the unfailing support of the papacy, in the 13th century, it became such an economie and financial force that it soon generated jealousy among temporal powers and, in particular, the King of France, Philip IV of France.
From glory to tragedy, this was the fate of the brothers of the Temple, who were accused of ail forms of evil in 1305 and who were all arrested on the same day, the "fateful" Friday 13 October 1307. As was their Grand Master, Jacques de Molay, most of them were burnt at the stake after being unfairly tried.
Removed from the esotericism of which, ail too often, they are the subject, this work offers to take a clear look at the incredible history of these soldier monks, the Knights Templar.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: OUEST FRANCE
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 2737347408
• ISBN 13: 9782737347405
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible