OSMTH: Difference between revisions

From Citizendium
Jump to navigation Jump to search
imported>Geoff Beck(lost)
(Article started from my previous work on the official websites - since copied onto Wiki by others!)
 
imported>Todd Coles
(redirect)
 
(2 intermediate revisions by one other user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
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.
#REDIRECT [[Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem]]
 
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

Latest revision as of 12:22, 23 January 2008

Redirect to:

Retrieved from "https://citizendium.org/wiki/index.php?title=OSMTH&oldid=391507"