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    Jacques de Molay

    Grand Master of the Knights Templar

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  2. Jacques de Molay (French: [də mɔlɛ]; c. 1240–1250 – 11 or 18 March 1314), also spelled "Molai", was the 23rd and last grand master of the Knights Templar, leading the order sometime before 20 April 1292 until it was dissolved by order of Pope Clement V in 1312.

  3. Apr 5, 2019 · When their defiant Grand Master Jacques de Molay met the flames in 1314, with his hands tied together in prayer, contemporary records reported his final words as prophecy, “God knows who is wrong and has sinned. Soon a calamity will occur to those who have condemned us to death” 3

  4. Sep 4, 2020 · September 04, 2020. Jacques de Molay : The Last Grand Master. 23 min of reading - 6455 words. Who was Jacques de Molay ? What was his role in the Order of the Temple ? We will answer all the questions you may have about the life of the last Grand Master of the Order in this large blog article.

  5. De Molay (died 1314), the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, had reportedly cursed Louis' ancestor Philip the Fair, after the latter had sentenced him to burn at the stake based on false confessions. The story spread widely and the phrase remains in use today to indicate the triumph of reason and logic over "religious superstition".

  6. Jun 7, 2020 · Accounts of de Molays final words vary, but 19th-century historian Charles Addison, a prominent Templar scholar, recorded them as a powerful denunciation of the false accusations imposed upon the illustrious Order.

  7. 8 min read. March 18, 2014 - 8:49AM. News Limited Network. SEVEN hundred years ago today, a dying knight uttered a curse as the flames of the pyre he was tied to lapped at his feet. Those words continue to haunt us even now. That knight was Jacques de Molay.

  8. Jul 6, 2023 · Jacques de Molay (est. 1244-5/1249-50 - 18 March 1314), a minor Frankish noble, served as the 23rd, and officially last, Grand Master of the Knights Templar, and is probably the best known Templar besides the order's founder and first grand master, Hugues de Payns.

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