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==Templar deity== | ==Templar deity== | ||
[[File:Templars on Stake.jpg|400px|thumb|Knights Templar being burned at the stake]] | |||
Baphomet was allegedly worshipped as a deity by the [[Christianity|Catholic]] medieval order of the [[Knights Templar]]. King Philip IV of France used these rumors to have many French Templars simultaneously arrested, and then tortured into confessions in October 1307. Over 100 different charges were leveled against the Templars, including [[heresy]], idolatry, spitting and urinating on the cross, and engaging in homosexual relations. Most of these allegations were dubious, as they were the same charges that were leveled against the [[Cathar]]s and many of King Philip's other enemies. | Baphomet was allegedly worshipped as a deity by the [[Christianity|Catholic]] medieval order of the [[Knights Templar]]. King Philip IV of France used these rumors to have many French Templars simultaneously arrested, and then tortured into confessions in October 1307. Over 100 different charges were leveled against the Templars, including [[heresy]], idolatry, spitting and urinating on the cross, and engaging in homosexual relations. Most of these allegations were dubious, as they were the same charges that were leveled against the [[Cathar]]s and many of King Philip's other enemies. | ||
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===Templar confessions=== | ===Templar confessions=== | ||
During the [[Inquisition]]'s trial of the Templar knights in 1307, the primary charge was worshipping of an idol of Baphomet. However, as the confessions of the accused were given under torture, it is difficult to separate fact from fiction. The description of the idol changed from confession to confession; some Templars denied any knowledge of it, while others described it as being either a severed head, a cat, or a head with three faces. | During the [[Inquisition]]'s trial of the Templar knights in 1307, the primary charge was worshipping of an idol of Baphomet. However, as the confessions of the accused were given under torture, it is difficult to separate fact from fiction. The description of the idol changed from confession to confession; some Templars denied any knowledge of it, while others described it as being either a severed head, a cat, or a head with three faces. | ||