Knight Templar. 19th-century illustration of one of the recumbent Knights Templar sculpted figures found in Temple Church, London, UK. The Knights Tem

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Knight Templar. 19th-century illustration of one of the recumbent Knights Templar sculpted figures found in Temple Church, London, UK. The Knights Templar were a powerful and wealthy Christian military order. They fought in the Crusades and pioneered early forms of international banking. The official founding year was 1129, with the order disbanded in 1312. The Temple Church was founded in 1185. Artwork from 'Antiquarian Repertory' (1807).

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Size: 4066px × 4385px
Photo credit: © MIDDLE TEMPLE LIBRARY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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