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See Also: Knights Templar The Master of the Knights Templar 's great seal was double-sided and showed the picture of The Dome Of The Rock (some opinions are that the picture represents a circular dome of the Church Of The Holy Sepulchre ) on one side and the Order's symbol of two knights on one horse on the other. There was also a smaller, single-sided seal, which showed the Dome of the Rock (or the circular dome of the Holy Sepulchre ). Every Grand Master seal shares distinctive characteristics. In order to avoid misuse, special measures were taken regarding the seals. They were kept in a locked compartment which required three keys to open. The Grand Master himself kept one of these keys, and two of his high officials held the others. The forgery of the seals was a very difficult process because each seal was unique and hand made. BACKGROUND The officials of religious orders had their own Seals to validate documents approved by the order. The seal was the equivalent of a modern day Signature . Furthermore, in a time when the majority of people were illiterate, the seal was an acknowledgment of a document's authenticity. A seal was a declaration that the person or group whose seal was affixed validated the content of the document, even if they couldn't sign their names. The Templar s, like any other individual or group, would have needed a seal whose imagery expressed something positive and fundamental about their organisation. Zonal Distribution of seals of the Knights Templar According to a Papal Bull issued by Innocent IV in 1251, it was customary for successive provincial masters to use the same seal. When the province of and Catalonia ") . This form of seal was also used by later Aragonese provincial masters. ''Sigilum Xpisti'' ("Seal of Christ") TEMPLARS SEAL THEMES Dome Of The Rock and Al Aksa |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Regnaud_de_Vichier" class="copylinks">Regnaud De Vichier |
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Image:MILITIE TEMPLI SALMO SealpngMILITIE TEMPLI SALMO ("Militia Of The
| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Temple_of_Solomon" class="copylinks">Temple Of Solomon ") This seal -Templi Salomonis- represents most probably actually the Al Aksa mosque, then the Templar headquarters |
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Image:Roncelin De Foz AgnusdeijpgL'Agnus Dei, Seal Used By
| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Roncelin_de_Foz" class="copylinks">Roncelin De Foz Second part of the XIII th century Departmental Archives of Marseilles - Bouches Du Rhône |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Pierre_de_Montaigu" class="copylinks">Pierre De Montaigu |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Bertrant_de_Blancquefort" class="copylinks">Bertrant De Blancquefort |
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Image:Geoffroy De Vichier 2 Knights On A Horsegif
| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Geoffroy_De_Vichier" class="copylinks">Geoffroy De Vichier |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Gilbert_Erail" class="copylinks">Gilbert Erail |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Arnaude_de_Banyuls" class="copylinks">Arnaude De Banyuls seal Aragon Gardeny Yellow wax, round, 27 mm in diameter, depicting a cross, with stars in two angles and shields with crosses in the other two Legend: S ARGARDENNI |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Bernard_de_Montlor" class="copylinks">Bernard De Montlor 1248 seal |
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Image:SIGILLUM MILITUM TEMPLIpngThe Masters Of
| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Poitou" class="copylinks">Poitou used this seal It has been used from the middle of the 8th century to the end of the Order |
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Image:Brother Hugues De Rochefort 1204 SealpngBrother
| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Hugues_de_Rochefort" class="copylinks">Hugues De Rochefort (Hughs from "ROCAFORTI") 1204 seal With a star and a "fleur-de-lis", this cross, hart bounded, was the Preceptor's Temple seal |
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Image:S PRECEPTORIS TEMPLI VALECEpngThe Seal Of The Preceptor Of Poitou Legend |
S PRECEPTORIS TEMPLI VALECE Year: 1287 |
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Image:Brother Arnau Despug 1308 SealjpgBrother
| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Arnau_Despug" class="copylinks">Arnau Despug 1308 seal |
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Image:DOVE Templars Seal FrancepngUsed On The Seal Of
| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Etienne_de_Til-Chatel" class="copylinks">Etienne De Til-Chatel , lord of Pichanges , Preceptor of La Fontenotte Representation of a dove, facing backwards and grasping an olive branch within its beak |
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Image:Frater Robert Seal TemplarpngFrater Robert From The Land Of Retz Seal From English XIII Century This Seal Was Discovered In The 19th Century, In The City Of
| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/St_Père_en_Retz" class="copylinks">St Père En Retz , at Biais , Loire Atlantique , on the site of a templar Commandery |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Guillame_De_Beaujeu" class="copylinks">Guillame De Beaujeu |
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Image:Geoffroy Fitz Stephen Seal Horsegif
| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Geoffroy_Fitz_Stephen" class="copylinks">Geoffroy Fitz Stephen |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Richard_De_Hasting" class="copylinks">Richard De Hasting |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Hugue_de_Payne" class="copylinks">Hugue De Payne period Hand carved Grand Seal Alike wax imprints were found on official documents addressed to Hugue de Payne |
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