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  2. List of Knights Templar sites - Wikipedia

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    Castle of Merle (Khirbet el-Burj) near Tantura, 12th century to 1291 with interruption in the late 1180s; Gaza Fortress , 1149–1187; Chastel Hernault , 1150–1179; La Fève, now Merhavia, 1160s to 1187; Amman Fortress , 1166–1187; Castle of Maldoim or Adumim (Rouge Cisterne, Arabic Qal'at ad-Damm) near Khan al-Ahmar, built ca. 1170

  3. Knights Templar in Portugal - Wikipedia

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    The presence of the Knights Templar in Portugal can be traced from 1128 until their dissolution in the 14th century. Having played a key role during the Portuguese Reconquista by taking, settling or defending the territory from the Muslims, the Order was an influential organisation in Portugal and valuable partner to the Portuguese Crown.

  4. Convent of Christ (Tomar) - Wikipedia

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    The Convent of Christ (Portuguese: Convento de Cristo/Mosteiro de Cristo) is a former Catholic convent in Tomar, Portugal.Originally a 12th-century Templar stronghold, when the order was dissolved in the 14th century the Portuguese branch was turned into the Knights of the Order of Christ, that later supported Portugal's maritime discoveries of the 15th century.

  5. Knights Templar - Wikipedia

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    The Knights Templar were dismantled in the Rolls of the Catholic Church in 1309. Following the suppression of the Order, a number of Knights Templar joined the newly established Order of Christ, which effectively reabsorbed the Knights Templar and its properties in AD 1319, especially in Portugal.

  6. Tomar - Wikipedia

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    Tomar was the last Templar town to be commissioned for construction and one of Portugal's historical jewels. The town was especially important in the 15th century when it was a center of Portuguese overseas expansion under Henry the Navigator, the Grand Master of the Order of Christ, successor organization to the Knights Templar in Portugal.

  7. History of the Order of Christ - Wikipedia

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    The Templars also received lands donated by D. Theresa in 1126, a few years before Portugal became a fully independent kingdom. [2] Portugal was the first country in Europe where they settled. [3] Gualdim Pais, provincial Master of the Order of the Temple in Portugal, constructed the Convento de Cristo in 1160. According to folklore, he chose ...

  8. Church of Santa Maria do Olival - Wikipedia

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    The church was built in the second half of the 12th century by the provincial master of the Order of the Knights Templar in Portugal, Gualdim Pais. It was used as a burial place for the Knights Templar of Tomar and, later, by the Knights of the Order of Christ, which succeeded the Templars in the 14th century. Gualdim Pais is buried in the ...

  9. Quinta da Regaleira - Wikipedia

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    Of the two wells, the larger one contains a 27-metre spiral staircase with 23 small niches on the side. The nine flights of stairs could be linked to the Knights Templar, which had nine founders. [3] They might also symbolize the 9 levels of Hell from Dantes’ Inferno. [4] At the bottom of the well is an inland stone compass with the Templar ...