The Crusaders

The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon are known to history as the Knights Templar. This is their true story.

'Help, defend, Heal' was the motto of the 'Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem' - the Teutonic Order.

Once called the Hospitallers, the Knights of St John were founded to provide care for poor, sick or injured pilgrims to the Holy Land but evolved into a military order with its own Papal charter.