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The Templar Order

Templar Knight

To become a Templar Knight it required the utmost devotion and sacrifice. Those who submitted themselves to the Order were obliged to make a vow before the Grand Master and the other Templar Knights. This vow included an oath of perpetually celibacy. This is the sacrifice of being clad in the white robe. It means being chaste and not building a family. The reason behind this rule was to make sure that knights had no attachments. They were to be Monastic Knights, because their charge was so perilous that they had to be prepared to give up their lives for the cause of Christ and the Church at any moment. It would be foolish for a Templar Knight to have a bride when he is required to put his life on the line for Palestine. The Templars were renowned for rushing into battle and putting themselves in harms way for pilgrims. However, there is a sect of the Templar Order that allowed men to join and maintain their families. These warriors were deemed Sergeants and they were distinguished by waring all black with a red cross.

Templar Sergeant

These sergeants unlike the knights, weren't required to serve the order for the entirety of their life or to make any celibate vows. In fact, The Sergeants made up the bulk of the Templar Order. Typically, there were sixty Templar Knights to every two hundred Templar Sergeants. These men clad in black certainly aren't as romanticised or given the same prestige as their white clad companions. However, to be realistic, women who are attracted to men of this order would only have a chance of wedding the Sergeants. If I were to have taken up the cross and joined a military order, I would without a doubt be a Templar. But I think I would have to be a Sergeant. As much as the white robe and knightly cloak appeal to me, I wouldn't want to sacrifice getting married and having a family.

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