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Italian musician uncovers hidden music in Da Vinci?s ?Last Supper?
2007-11-09 01:17:00 It’s a new Da Vinci code, but this time it could be for real. An Italian musician and computer technician claims to have uncovered musical notes encoded in Leonardo Da Vinci’s “Last Supper,” raising the possibility that the Renaissance genius might have left behind a somber composition to accompany the scene depicted in the 15th-century wall ... More About: News , Music , Articles , Italy
Vatican proves Maltese author correct
2007-11-08 01:52:00 The recent discovery by Barbara Frale that in 1308 Pope Clement V secretly absolved the last Templar Grand Master Jacques de Molay, and the rest of the leadership of the Knights Templar, from charges brought against them by the Medieval Inquisition was barely reported in Malta but it proved the theory expounded in 2006 by ... More About: News , Religion , Books , Articles , Opinion
Islam y razón: una posibilidad de diálogo
2007-11-07 01:21:00 Ciento treinta y ocho líderes musulmanes han escrito una carta dirigida al Papa y a los responsables de las principales comunidades cristianas en el mundo bajo el título “Una palabra común entre nosotros y vosotros”, a propósito del discurso de Benedicto XVI el pasado año en Ratisbona. Se abre así una posibilidad de diálogo entre ... More About: News , Religion , Islam , Articles , Opinion
International Investiture in Italy
2007-11-06 01:06:00 For the first time in Italy in the last 700 years and 889 years since of the foundation of the Order, the International Chapter of Investiture of the Order of the Temple of Jerusalem will meet in the Basilica of San Domenico Maggiore in Naples, Italy. The Order will be represented by a Spanish delegation with H.E. Fr+ ManuelQuintnilla, ...
Most Popular Posts
2007-11-05 01:41:00 Dear readers, The Templar Globe is growing even more. In the 31 days of October we’ve had more readers than in the first year of publication altogether! That is a big push. And all thanks to our devoted readers, the members of the Order and other sites that have consistently linked to our articles. We also ... More About: English , Popular , Posts , Pula
My Bedroom Window Over Jerusalem VI - You Will Search my Tomb
2007-11-02 01:33:00 The second of November is the All Souls Day. Catholics, and some other Christian communities, shall be commemorating the dead. The fact that this has been commemorated since long time, it?s unsurprising that non Catholics alike would be conscious of this day to remember their beloved ones. In fact, in matters as this there is little ... More About: Religion , Articles , Spirituality , Jerusalem , Opinion
Tracking Down the Tale of the Knights Templar
2007-11-01 01:41:00 The story has it all: Vatican intrigue, corruption, medieval castles, secret knights, papal enquiries, and royal conspiracies. But it is not fiction. More than 5 meters of recovered parchments reveal the actual account of one of the most important trials of the Middle Ages: The Processus Contra Templarios (Latin for “Trial Against the Templars”). The Knights Templar was ... More About: News , Religion , Books , Articles
Enough, already! Vatican official says Templars book nothing new - I told y
2007-10-31 01:42:00 It was billed as the Vatican’s effort to “come clean” and reveal secret documents about the mysterious Knights Templar, the medieval crusading order that has inspired ancient legends and modern novels. But after seeing exaggerated press reports for two weeks, Bishop Sergio Pagano apparently had had enough. “I’ve read in the papers that this is about discoveries. ... More About: News , Religion , Books , Articles , Opinion
Da Vinci Coded: Masterpiece Goes Online in High-Def
2007-10-30 01:03:00 Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece “The Last Supper” has not aged well. After centuries of degradation, the painting can now be seen by only a handful of viewers at a time in an effort to hide it from outside pollutants. Now, officials have put a 16-billion pixel image of the painting online for anyone to see. ... More About: News , Italy , Online , High , Da Vinci
Javier Sierra: «Los templarios conocían América antes de Colón»
2007-10-29 01:57:00 Antes que autor de ficción de éxito -su novela ‘La cena secreta’ (2004) ha sido un ‘bestseller’ mundial-, Javier Sierra (Teruel, 1971) se dedicó al periodismo paranormal y fue considerado el ‘niño prodigio de la ufología española’. Redactor de revistas como ‘Año Cero’ y ‘Más Allá’, que llegó a dirigir, escribió centenares de artículos sobre ... More About: News , Books , Opinion , Interview
The Vatican and the Knights Templar
2007-10-26 02:39:00 The reality of the saga of the Knights Templar is almost as amazing as the myths that embellish it. On Thursday the Vatican added another colorful chapter by it publishing a long-misplaced, 699-year-old papal report on the medieval holy warriors. Vatican publisher Scrinium offers 799 copies (the 800th will go to the Pope), at $8,375 ... More About: News , Religion , Books , Articles
The Post editorial board: The truth about the Templars
2007-10-25 02:07:00 Last week, the Vatican announced that it will publish an expensive limited edition of the proceedings of the 1308 papal trial of the Knights Templar, the medieval crusading order of warrior-monks that for two centuries was both the most dreaded military force in the Western world and a staggeringly powerful corporation operating largely independent of ... More About: News , Truth , Articles , Opinion , Crusades
Especial viajes: Ponferrada, ?la ciudad de los templarios?
2007-10-24 02:40:00 Ponferrada, la capital de El Bierzo, se levanta en la confluencia de los ríos Sil y Boeza, en la provincia de León. El camino jacobeo fue fundamental para la ciudad e incluso de ahí deriva su nombre, según los historiadores. Los escritos señalan que la construcción de un puente en el siglo XI sobre el ... More About: Articles , Opinion , Spain , Temp
En busca de la huella de los templarios en la Corona de Aragón
2007-10-23 14:51:00 Investigadores de la historia y del patrimonio se reunirán la semana que viene en Monzón para poner al día los conocimientos sobre la presencia de esta Orden en las encomiendas aragonesas. Los aspectos esotéricos son difíciles de rastrear en los archivos. Por segundo año consecutivo, Monzón va a ser sede de las Jornadas sobre la Orden ... More About: News , Events , Spain , Corona , Busca
In the Footsteps of the Crusaders
2007-10-22 14:31:00 The Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem , the name by which the Crusaders ’ rule over the Holy Land is commonly known, lasted from 1099, when the Crusaders ”rescued Jerusalem from the yoke of the infidel,” as one contemporary account put it, to 1291, when the city of Acre was retaken by the Moslems. At its zenith the ... More About: Articles , Opinion , Crusades
Templar Leader Creates Foundation to Help Future Generations
2007-10-19 13:58:00 At a meeting at the Capitol Hill Club of Washington, DC, Rear Admiral [Ret.] James J. Carey announced the completion of Phase I of the formation requirements for The Admiral James J. Carey Foundation . The organization has been formally incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia, the request for approval as a private foundation has been ... More About: News , Charity , Future , Leader
Tips for would-be Knights Templar
2007-10-18 14:35:00 A medieval Christian military order spawning myths and whispers of clandestine power that fuel best-sellers, the Knights Templar have captivated imaginations ever since they emerged from obscurity in the 1100s. With the publication of a reproduction of the minutes of trials against the Templars (5,900 euros a copy), the Vatican will let scholars examine some of ... More About: News , Articles , Tips , Knights Templar
The Eucharist
2007-10-17 02:56:00 The Eucharist , which is also called the Holy Communion, Mass, the Lord’s Supper or the Divine Liturgy, is a sacrament accepted by almost all Christians. Christians don’t say that they ‘do’ or ‘carry out’ the Eucharist; they celebrate it. In some churches, the person who takes the leading role in the ceremony is called the celebrant. What ... More About: Religion , Articles , Opinion , Char
Hope
2007-10-16 03:28:00 Hope , in its widest acceptation, is described as the desire of something together with the expectation of obtaining it. The Scholastics say that it is a movement of the appetite towards a future good, which though hard to attain is possible of attainment. Consideration of this state of soul is limited in this article to ... More About: Religion , Articles
Medieval church rebuilt
2007-10-15 03:43:00 A 13th Century church, which was dismantled and rebuilt 50 miles away at a museum in Cardiff, has been opened by the Archbishop of Canterbury. St Teilo’s Church has been recreated stone-by-stone over 20 years at the National History Museum, St Fagans. The church from Pontarddulais near Swansea has been restored to recreate its appearance in 1520. Copies ... More About: News , Articles , Medieval , England and Wales
Knights Templar win heresy reprieve after 700 years
2007-10-12 04:08:00 The Knights Templar, the medieval Christian military order accused of heresy and sexual misconduct, will soon be partly rehabilitated when the Vatican publishes trial documents it had closely guarded for 700 years. A reproduction of the minutes of trials against the Templars, “‘Processus Contra Templarios — Papal Inquiry into the Trial of the Templars”‘ is a ... More About: News , Articles , Years , Knights Templar
Medieval women ?had girl power?
2007-10-11 02:16:00 A new study by an academic says that “girl power” was alive and kicking around 600 years ago. Dr Sue Niebrzydowski at Bangor university said medieval women enjoyed a golden era with a greater life expectancy than men. “We found women running priories, commissioning books, taking early package tours to visit the Holy Land,” she said. She added ... More About: Women , Power , Articles , Girl , Girl Power
Les croisades
2007-10-10 04:07:00 De 1096 à 1291, huit fois de suite, les chrétiens s’élancent vers Jérusalem pour libérer la Terre sainte de la présence musulmane. Une épopée qui a bouleversé les rapports entre l’Orient et l’Occident «Le vendredi, de grand matin, nous donnâmes un assaut général à la ville sans pouvoir lui nuire ; et nous étions dans la ... More About: Religion , Articles , France , Jerusalem , Opinion
California University plans event on Kinghts Templar history
2007-10-09 02:01:00 Those who have read Dan Brown’s best-selling novel “The Da Vinci Code” are already familiar with some of the mystique surrounding the Knights Templar, a medieval organization formed in 1120. Thursday, two days shy of the 700th anniversary of the Templars’ arrest by French King Philip IV, California University of Pennsylvania will stage a daylong series ... More About: News , Event , History
Hawaii man hopes his pilgrimages will spread a message of peace
2007-10-08 02:01:00 Upcountry Maui resident Brandon Wilson followed in the footsteps of the first Crusaders last year when he walked from Dijon, France, to Jerusalem , spreading a message of commonality among people. This fall, he will follow another pilgrimage route in the same, traditional way, trekking the 625-mile Via de la Plata trail through Spain on foot. Wilson said ... More About: News , Peace , Hopes , Articles
Vatican to publish documents on suppression of Knights Templar
2007-10-05 02:09:00 The Vatican is planning publication of a book on the suppression of the Knights Templar, based on material from the Vatican Secret Archives. The Knights Templar, a religious order established in Jerusalem in 1118, grew in power during the Crusades, and became a formidable military and political force in Europe in the 12th and 13th century. ... More About: News , Religion , Books
Wine Regions - Roussillon, the Southwest of France
2007-10-04 02:36:00 The Roussillon region is one of the most attractive and varied regions in France , as well as being the southernmost departement. During the golden age of its history in the 13th and 14th century it was part of the kingdom of Mallorca, which had been put together as a combination of the Balearic islands, the ... More About: Articles , Wine , Opinion , Regions
Medieval Shields and Crests - Heraldry and Heritage
2007-10-03 02:21:00 What?s in a name? For those of us living in the United States, our surnames are our history and a great source of pride. Americans? backgrounds and ancestries are very diverse, and originate from many other countries. From the pilgrims at Plymouth Rock to the influx of immigrants in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, ... More About: Articles , Heritage , Medieval , Cres
St. Jerome and the Scriptures
2007-10-02 02:19:00 September 30, 430 saw the death of the Latin Church Father St. Jerome and hence September 30th is his feast day. Jerome spent the last half of his life rendering the Scriptures into the contemporary Latin of his day. Since Latin was at that time, the common or “vulgar” tongue, his translation was called the ... More About: Religion , Articles , Opinion
St. Michael the Archangel
More articles from this author:2007-10-01 02:19:00 St. Michael is one of the principal angels; his name was the war-cry of the good angels in the battle fought in heaven against the enemy and his followers. Four times his name is recorded in Scripture: (1) Daniel 10:13 sqq., Gabriel says to Daniel, when he asks God to permit the Jews to return to ... More About: Religion , Articles , Opinion , Chang 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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