A four-inch crucifixion-style nail dating from the time of Christ has been discovered in an ornate box at a fort thought to have been a stronghold of knights who occupied Jerusalem during the Crusades.

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Plans to install security cameras at Rosslyn Chapel to monitor visitors and give added protection to the historic site have been given the green light by council chiefs.

Giorgio Carbone ruled for four decades over the tiny realm of Seborga, a self-proclaimed ministate in the Ligurian hills of northwest Italy. Mr. Carbone, who died Nov. 25 at age 73, was first elected Prince of Seborga in 1963.  

Seborga, pop. 320, had been ruled by the Knights Templar under a constitution that local historians assert make its parliament the oldest in Europe. It had been recognized by the Vatican as an independent state, and had never officially been made a part of Italy. 'He was right as a matter of law,' says Guy P. Dancosse, a Montreal lawyer hired by Seborga to pursue its legal claims at the International Court of Justice.

"Says Mr. Fogliarini, Seborga's mayor, 'Giorgio revived our history, embellishing it at times. He made our history alive -- it was like living a legend, a movie."

Seen here escorted by American Knights Templar, Lady Helen St. Clair-Erskine, the Countess of Rosslyn, visited the Albany Institute of History and Art to present a guest lecture entitled "Rosslyn Chapel: Fact and Fiction," which discussed the history and myths surrounding one of Scotland's most well-known landmarks.

A recent blog posted <<HERE>> offers a nice tour and history of Royston Cave for those of us who have never seen it.

An article posted here, the Catholic News Service reports that "A recent study...has revealed that on the shroud are traces of words in Aramaic spelled with Hebrew letters.  A Vatican researcher...told Vatican Radio July 26 that her own studies suggest the letters on the shroud were written more than 1,800 years ago."

Many country hotels like to trade on their historic past, with varying degrees of authenticity, but Maryculter House has  a special history.  With a 1225 date engraved above its entrance it sits in a charming, secluded spot alongside the River Dee which also happens to be the ancestral home of a Scottish contingent of the famed Knights Templar...

On this day in 1128 the Knights Templar were created by the Pope.  CHECK THIS VIDEO

Well, it's finally done. After nearly a year, the first issue of Outremer: The Saga of the Knights Templar is ready to ship today.

Brandon Wilson’s latest book, Along the Templar Trail: Seven Million Steps for Peace, has earned the gold for Best Travel Book in the Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition.

Recently a curious painting has emerged showing a Templar Knight standing in front of an intriguing staircase which seems to lead down behind the rear wall of the chapel, to the left of the famous Apprentice Pillar.  This article reports on this Templar News.

On the road of Santiago de Compostella, the Knights Templar founded a commandery with a frescoed chapel between 1150 and 1160. The place was chosen by the monks-soldiers because a well was located here with the particularity of never getting dry.

This site is reporting on this particular site and has marvelous photos of the interior of this Templar chapel.  Click HERE

The patriarch of the Orthodox Church of Ethopia says he will announce to the world the unveiling of the Ark, which he says has been hidden away in a church in his country for millennia, according to the Italian news agency Adnkronos. On Tuesday the 30th, the head of Ethiopia’s Orthodox Church on Tuesday denied reports that he is about to unveil to the world the Ark of the Covenant.

National Geographic TV aired a TV show about "The Trial of the Knights Templar" on Monday, April 6, at 8 pm.  It will be aired again Saturday, April 11 at 1:00 pm A preview of this show may be viewed at...

What is a Defender of the Christian Faith?  Excerpts from a blog posting HERE shares strong insights on what being a "defender of the faith" means.  I encourage you to check out the entire posting at the link above.

Thomas Bishop, M.S., Companion of the Templar Order, is creating a new series of works exploring the areas of mind and thought.  Excepts from these works, including  a glossary of terminology, may be found at the Mind and Thought website at:
http://www.mindandthought.com .