The Knights Templar: From History to the Twenty-First Century Mission: Nine Hundred Years Since the Foundation of the Poor Knights of Chris - Paperback

by Pasi Pollanen (Editor), Scott Simon (Editor), Pasi Pollanen (Author)

In the present book, the history of the Knights Templar and subjects related to knighthood in general are analyzed from the perspective of several authors. The purpose of the book is to celebrate the nine-hundredth anniversary of the founding of a unique organization, the Poor Knights of Christ in the Temple of Jerusalem, which has created something permanent in spite of the stony road of the poor brethren and their modern-day equivalents. The book was prepared for the Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem - OSMTH. This book is the first to study the roots of the 19th century Neo-Templars scientifically.

Author Biography

The primary author of the present book, Pasi Pöllänen is an adj. professor (docent) of the University of Turku and the University of Helsinki. He is M.D., Dr.med.sci (cell biology) and Ph.D. (History) by education. He is also a consultant in Obstetrics and Gynecology. His previous publications on history include e.g. Pöllänen, P. (2014) The local old nobility as a stabilizer of the Nordic local administration in Sweden east of the border marks of the Turku King's Court's decision on 25th June 1415 during the 14th-17th centuries. 998 pp. Publications of the University of Eastern Finland. Dissertations in Social Sciences and Business Studies. No 78.