Why Did the Knights Templar Wear a White Mantle and Red Cross?

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A question from one of my Patreon supporters: what was the uniform of the Knights Templar? In this podcast, we discuss the attire of the Templars and the meaning behind it.

[@peanutwars]

Love your channel I’m excited for knights of the cross!

[@christianboulay4722]

Sworn soldiers of Christ, Poor Knights of Christ and of King Solomon's Temple, wore a Cross over their heart. During their first few decades of beggining it was elongated Latin Cross, after time they wore the Croix Formée, followed by Croix Pattée, and early 14th century selected officials of the Order, wore Croix Moline.

[@Templarboi]

Very interesting. Are there any sources explaining specifically where the crosses were located? Were they in the middle of the surcoat as many artists display, or were they smaller and only on the top left corner of the surcoat? There seems to multiple variants displayed, although the one with the cross in the middle is amongst the more popular depictions.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Great question! I believe on their mantle in their regular attire, it appeared on the left shoulder. But when garbed for war in their mail and surcoat, the cross was across the chest.

[@Teaspoon9205]

Real Crusades History I thought the red cross on the chests were for knight and the red cross on the upper left were non-knights.

[@berkan7662]

@@Teaspoon9205 Source?

[@cassiusijeomah4239]

Well Documented And Narrated

[@thesenate9564]

I've been very interested in the Knights Templar for a while. My father knows much more about Christianity and religious knights than I do, but we've been contentious about this for a while. He says the Templar bore the Cross of Lorraine, the one with two bars on the cross instead of one. I always thought they were under the red single cross. He says that all the images and info about them with the red cross is false history. He says the red cross was used for healers. Could anyone enlighten me on this? Was the lorraine cross their actual emblem and the red cross false or is that what they wore until they were granted the red cross in the 1200s?

[@popeofpain6904]

Ad Mortem inimicus

[@riklangham6739]

AS A SERGEANT BROTHER OF THE ORDER I WEAR A BLACK MANTLE WITH A RED CROSS .

[@zacharystover9130]

So I just found out my great great great grandfather was a Knights Templar given by the Propel he was wearing on his suit during an old photo and we want to know what the meaning is is this a basic Iron Cross silver I would appreciate it if anybody could help me out

[@spartanracer]

In guessing you meant Masonic Knight Templar? Because: A) you would NEVER be able to know if your supposed great granddaddy belonged to the original templars due to them being gone since the 1300s B) photos didnt exist during the time of the original Templars C) theres no way u can trace your family line THAT far back without some ancient proof

[@vickysimms5886]

I find your comments intriguing..... I wonder how well your information on the original Knights Templars.....

[@lalmuansangakhawlhring677]

2021 here

[@pavelavietor1]

hello is the Pope Hispanic , or Latin , or Roman ? thanks in advance I'm very confuse

[@adriancollette7010]

To get to the other side?

[@briangallagheruk6467]

Cross over the heart.. true crusader... without royal/reglious indoctrination Deus vault.

[@richardlionerheart1945]

What is a templar without a god

[@justaroot4315]

@@richardlionerheart1945 ☝️🙏

[@berkan7662]

Did the templars use the greek cross, the latin cross, or the common templar cross that most people know about?

[@troycrawford2122]

Enjoyed it I can trace my family but to Charlemagne

[@jelly_jellyfish0861]

When did they start wearing the iconic helmet

[@darkfishthedestroyer139]

not all of them did wear a great helm, most wore norman helmets and a “iron hat” as you may call it, a flat topped norman helmet with a face visor

[@rhodesianwojak2095]

@@darkfishthedestroyer139can you post an image/link of an iron hat?

[@pavelavietor1]

Hello I noticed Pope Francis have those symbols on his robes

[@GatheringBitByBit]

Red Cross???

[@michaelm254]

Luke 9:54 “And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?” Luke 9:55 “But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.” Luke 9:56 “For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.” Numbers 31:7 “And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.” "as the LORD commanded Moses;" 1 Samuel 15:2 “Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt. "Thus saith the LORD of hosts," 1 Samuel 15:3 “Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.” "Now go and smite Amalek," ---------------------------------------------------------------- God did command His People to kill so please show me the verses that Jesus says it's okay to kill / murder for Him ? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ephesians 6:12 “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in highplaces.” MAY THE PEACE OF THE GOD OF ISRAEL BE UPON YOU FORGIVE EVERYONE OF ………. EVERYTHING TO BE FORGIVEN OF …………….. EVERYTHING .

[@city_of_coompton6832]

The Bible never condemns the actions of a soldier following orders on a battlefield. In fact, the New Testament has examples of soldiers who had faith in God-Jesus commended a centurion’s faith in Matthew 8:10; and another centurion, Cornelius, was saved in Acts 10. These men of war were not rebuked for performing the duties of a centurion, nor were they told they must change professions. Most tellingly, some soldiers came to John the Baptist as he was baptizing in the Jordan River. The soldiers asked John, “What should we do?” This would have been the perfect opportunity for John to tell them to stop engaging in warfare, stop killing, or stop being soldiers. Instead, John replied, “Don’t extort money and don’t accuse people falsely-be content with your pay” (Luke 3:14). Being a soldier is not inherently sinful. Paul uses the soldier life as an illustration of spiritual truth (see 1 Corinthians 9:7 and 2 Timothy 2:3). Other references mention battles and warfare (see 2 Corinthians 10:4 and 1 Timothy 1:18). Ephesians 6 contains an extended comparison of the Christian life and warfare (verses 10-17). If being a soldier (and doing the things soldiers are required to do) were sinful, it is unlikely the Holy Spirit would have used soldiering as a metaphor for anything good.

[@michaelm254]

city_of_compton 68 Bless you Matthew 26:52 “Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.” Luke 13:3 “I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.” Perish is not nice ! Bless you ……I enlisted during Nam I pledge allegiance to the lamb I don't have to convince you I just have to warn you.

[@michaelm254]

city_of_compton 68 Bless you I Believe that roman soldiers Did not have a choice to be in or not. Maybe some of the generals that have money and power chose to go in. Bless you

[@pearltears8039]

DEUTERONOMY 30: 19 I do take the heavens and the earth as witnesses against YOU today,that I have put life and death before you,the blessing and the malediction; and you must choose life in order that you may keep alive,you and your offspring,

[@pearltears8039]

DEUTERONOMY 30: 19 I do take the heavens and the earth as witnesses against YOU today,that I have put life and death before you,the blessing and the malediction; and you must choose life in order that you may keep alive,you and your offspring,

[@zacharystover9130]

You kinda sound like Joe Rogan

[@pavelavietor1]

Hello wy you call them Crusaders, LATIN Christendom or something to that effect. The Latin are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cubans Americans. No European Explain please. Thanks in advance

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

In the High Middle Ages Western Europeans called themselves Latins. The West was Latin Christendom, because the intellectual language was Latin.

[@pavelavietor1]

hello my ? is. Reason they call the Mexicans LATIN, if the Europeans call themselves LATIN ?are the Mexican European ?. can you explain .thanks for replying

[@ingalls5629]

pavelavietor1 mexicans, cubans and all are not latin, the real latin ( the culture ) are europeans: italians, french, spanish, portuguese, romanian.

[@pavelavietor1]

Ingalls hello well explained thanks for keeping the western culture in the lives of all us today. saludos yo you , a good Roman

[@diamonddog257]

@@pavelavietor1 what a dum-dum ; toltec, aztec, mixtec, maya don't even want to be called 'mexican' ; the Conquistadors accidently hooked the sewer to the zoo; to create 'mexicans' THAT don't even know Latin.