The accepted narrative describes the Knights Templar as humble warrior monks protecting Christians on the road to Jerusalem. The Knights were later betrayed and, ultimately, destroyed. But there ...

Today the Poor Knights of Christ, called Templars ... and defending pilgrims who arrive at the holy places. A group of Templar volunteers in front of St. Peter’s Basilica.

Templar volunteers help pilgrims arriving in ... the first master of the ancient Order of the Poor Knights of Christ, commonly known as the Templars, whose origins date back to the 12th century.