Tomar

The Order of the Poor Knights of Christ and the Temple of Solomon (in Latin: "Pauperes commilitones Christi Templique Salomonici"), known as the Knights Templar, Order of the Temple in French: Ordre du Temple or Templiers) or simply as the Templars, was a military order of Chivalry. The organization existed for around two centuries in the Middle Ages (1118-1312), having been founded in the aftermath of the First Crusade of 1096, with the original purpose of protecting Christians who returned to make the pilgrimage to Jerusalem after its conquest.