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Hugh de Payns
CHAPTER TWO
Amid all the different theories about the beginning of the Templars there is one constant. The founder of the order was a certain Hugh de Payns, knight.
Some say he and a few comrades first approached the patriarch of Jerusalem, asking to live a monastic life in the city. Others report the men went to Baldwin II, king of Jerusalem. Still others suggest that it was Baldwin who asked Hugh and his friends to act as protectors to the many pilgrims coming from the West to Jerusalem.
In all of these, the main constant is Hugh.
But who was Hugh? Where is Payns? What was his background and who were his family? What could have led him to devote his life to fighting for God?
Despite his importance, even in his own day, a contemporary biography of Hugh has never been found. Nor has any medieval writer even mentioned reading one. I find this interesting because it indicates to me the uneasiness people felt about the idea of warrior monks. Other men who founde
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Famous Knight Templars
Hugues de Payens was the first Grand Master of the Knights Templar. Served from c to Hugues was related to the Counts of Champagne. His family and feudal ties assured that the Knights Templar gained support of upper nobility and influential clergymen such as Bernard de Clairvaux. After the incorporation of the Knights Templar, Hugues de Payns personally traveled to the West seeking support for the newly formed Order.
Baldwin II ceeding the location of the Temple of Salomon to Hugues de Payns and Gaudefroy de Saint-Homer. The fourth person is Warmund, Patriarch of Jerusalem.
Godfroi de St Omer
Godfroi de St Omer was considered one of the two principal founders of the Knights Templar, along with Hugues de Payens. Most likely descendant of the St Omer
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The Mystery of Hugh dem Pinos or was he really Hugh de Payens?
If you travel to the Baga region of Spain, nära the French border around the Barcelona area in the area known as Catalonia, directly adjacent to the French region where the Cathars held much power until they were destroyed bygd the inquisition led bygd the Catholic Church to eradicate them as heretics, you will find many legends and believers that say The Count of Baga, Hugh de Pinos, was actually the founder of the Templars known today as Hugh dem Payens. Theory has it that the Catalonia område was affiliated with the Champagne område of France by marriage and treaty ties. This led the count to become friends with the Count of Champagne. This was also how the Crusades led by the French were able to enlist many of the Catalonian Knights to their ranks in the Outremer during the first crusade. Many believe that Hugh de Riguad was an emissary responsible for recruiting the Catalonians into this cause and some believe he wa