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The '''[[Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem]]''' ([[SMOTJ]]), also known as the '''Ordo Supremus Militaris Templi Hierosolymitani''' (OSMTH) is an international association of autonomous national Grand Priories of Knights Templar.
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The Order's goals are the preservation of the holy sites in and around [[Jerusalem]]; [[antiquarian]] research; [[Charity (virtue)|charitable]] works; [[diplomatic]] [[lobbying]] and [[intervention]].  In modern times, the Order exists as an international [[Christian ecumenism|ecumenical Christian]] organisation which was founded in [[1804]], based on the traditions of the [[medieval]] [[Knights Templar]] and principles of [[chivalry]].
 
Christian men who join the organisation can aspire to the rank of "Knight" (or Chevalier), whilst female members are termed "Dames" (or Chevaleresse, Chevalière). A secular-military order of chivalry, the organization operates as a modern day network of educated professionals. As of January 2008, the organization has approximately 5,200 members.
 
In [[2001]], the Order was accredited by the [[United Nations]] [[Economic and Social Council]] as a [[Non-Governmental Organisation]]. The Order, also an ecumenical Christian and humanitarian organisation, is an associate member of the [[International Peace Bureau]], founded by [[Alfred Nobel]] in 1891, and an affiliate of the International Center for Religion and Diplomacy.
 
The central figure behind the Order's revival was Bernard-Raymond Fabre-Palaprat, a French physician who took a keen interest in the history of the medieval [[Knights Templar]]. In 1805, he re-organized the Templar Order and proclaimed himself the Grand Master. This new organization was well-accepted in the occult sub-culture and even Napoleon showed interest.
 
The current Grand Master of OSMTH is RADM James J. Carey, US Navy (Retired).
 
 
==References==
*Chev. Leo Thys, KCTJ. "History of the Order of the Temple of Jerusalem: From 1118 to 2005", ISBN 9-0901-9317-0
 
==Further reading==
* Stephen Howarth. ''The Knights Templar'', 1991. ISBN 978-0880296632
* BBC Website '[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7050713.stm What are the Knights Templar up to now?]'. News Magazine 2007-10-19
* BBC Radio 4 '[http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/programmes/misc/templars.shtml  On the Trail of The Templars]' Program audio, first broadcast 2007-06-18
 
==External links==
*[http://www.osmth.org/ Ordo Supremus Militaris Templi Hierosolymitani (OSMTH)]
*[http://www.templars.org.uk Grand Priory in England and Wales] Official website
*[http://www.templars.org.uk/public/docs/Constitution.pdf Constitution of the Grand Priory in England and Wales] Official Repository

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