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  Encyclopedia: Jacques de Molay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Jacques de Molay failed to successfully lead the Order through the inquisitions made against it, and was burnt at the stake on an island in the river Seine in Paris 18 March 1314 by the orders of Philippe le Bel (Philip the Fair) after retracting all of his previous confessions.
Jacques de Molay was asked by the pope to write two memoranda, one on each of the issues, which he did during the summer of 1306.
Jacques de Molay was taken to Ile de la Cité in the Seine and burnt alive, along with Geoffroy de Charney, the Commander of Normandy, at the eve of 18 March 1314.
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 JACQUES DE MOLAY - LoveToKnow Article on JACQUES DE MOLAY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The popes pretext for the summons was his desire to put an end to the quarrels between the Templars and the Knights of St John, and to concert plans for a new crusade; in reality he had entered into a secret agreement with the king of France for the suppression of the Templars.
De Molay, probably under torture, confessed that some of the charges brought against the order were true.
De Molays ashes were gathered up by the people, and it is said that with his last breath he summoned the king and the pope to appear with him before the throne of God.
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 Jacques de Molay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jacques de Molay's possible intention was that this couldn't possibly be very harmful to the Order, but when he was forced to repeat this statement in the public the next day, the damage was devastating for the Order and its members.
In the royal palace at Chinon, de Molay was again questioned by the cardinals, but this time with royal agents present.
It is said that Jacques de Molay cursed Philippe le Bel and his descent from his execution pyre.
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 Jacques De Molay 1244 - 1314 | The Knights Templar | templarhistory.com
It is generally considered that Jacques de Molay was born in the year 1244 in an area called Vitrey, Department of Haute Saone, France.
It would be on the island of Cyprus that De Molay would remain until Philip IV and Clement V summoned him to France in the autumn of 1307.
Although de Molay confessed to denying Christ and trampling on the Holy Cross, he steadfastly denounced the accusations that the initiation ritual consisted of homosexual practices.
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 Jacques de Molay -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Jacques de Molay's exact date of birth is in some doubt, but when interrogated by the judges in (The capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce) Paris 24 October 1307, he told he entered the Order forty-two years earlier, that would mean in 1265.
In the autumn of 1296 Molay was back in Cyprus to defend his Order against the interests of (Click link for more info and facts about Henry II of Cyprus) Henry II of Cyprus, which conflict had its roots back in the days of Guillaume de Beaujeu.
Jacques de Molay was asked by the pope to write two (A written proposal or reminder) memoranda, one on each of the issues, which he did during the summer of 1306.
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 Jacques de Molay
De Molay's exact date of birth is in some doubt, but it is known that he joined the Knights Templar in 1265 at the age of 21 and rose through the ranks quickly.
De Molay confessed under torture to "denying Christ and trampling on the Cross," and on March 18, 1314 he was led out to publicly confess the order's sins and his own.
He was taken to Ile de la Cité in the Seine and burned alive, along with Geoffrey de Charney, then the preceptor of Normandy.
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 Jacques DeMolay.org - The Story of Jacques DeMolay
Almost immediately Jacques DeMolay moved from England to the island of Cyprus, so that the Knights Templar could reorganize and regain their strength while waiting for the general public to rise up in support of another Crusade.
It would be on the island of Cyprus that Jacques DeMolay would remain until Philip IV and Clement V summoned him to France in the autumn of 1307.
Jacques DeMolay insisted that his hands were not to be bound so that he could pray in his final moments and before he died he cursed both Philip and Pope Clement, summoning both of them to appear before God, the supreme judge, before the year was out.
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 Jacques de Molay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Summoned to France (1306 or 1307) by Pope Clement V to discuss a new crusade, Molay asked the pope to investigate certain spurious accusations of blasphemy and sodomy that had recently been made against his order.
On Oct. 24, 1307, Molay, probably under torture, confessed that some of the charges brought against the order were true, but he rejected a charge of sodomy.
On hearing this sentence, Molay again retracted his confession, and as a final punishment he was burned as a relapsed heretic by Philip IV's officers the same afternoon.
www.veling.nl /anne/templars/molay.html   (284 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Jacques de Molai
At the same time Molai presented to the pope a memorial against the amalgamation of the Hospitallers and the Templars under discussion since the Council of Lyons and accepted in principle by Gregory X.
In 1308 a commission of inquiry of eight cardinals was appointed by the pope; it was a new form of procedure, and torture was excluded from it.
Molai caused to be surreptitiously circulated in some of the dungeons a wax tablet calling upon his brethren to retract their confessions, and in August, 1308, appeared before this commission.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/10433a.htm   (592 words)

  
 BBC - h2g2 - Jacques de Molay and the Shroud of Turin
Imbert resolved to ‘interrogate' Molay in his own temple, but as this was the financial centre of the city, the temple did not come equipped with a torture chamber.
Molay was dragged over to a large wooden door and made to stand on a footstool.
It was at this point that she came across the shroud that was used to wrap Jacques de Molay.
www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A462458   (2436 words)

  
 The Invisible Basilica: Jacobus Burgundus Molensis
Jacques de Molay was born into a noble family of Burgundy, and entered the Order of the Temple in 1265.
Jacques de Molay and many of his brethren were arrested and thrown into prison.
De Molay was publicly sentenced on March 12, 1314.
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 The Scotsman - S2 Friday - Jesus or Jacques?
"De Molay was accused of denying the divinity of Christ so it’s logical that they would have subjected him to a re-enactment of the suffering of Christ - including a copycat crucifixion," says Lomas.
In 1314, three months after de Molay was finally put to death, Bruce made his stand at Bannockburn.
As for de Molay, there is no recorded mention of the shroud until it was publicly shown for the first time in 1357 in the French town of Lirey by the widow of Geoffrey de Charnay.
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 Jacques de Mollay
Jacques de Molay was born in Besançon, France, in 1243, in a noble but poor family.
Molay asked the pope to investigate certain spurious accusations of blasphemy and sodomy that had recently been made against his order.
Under horrible tortures, de Molay confessed that some of the charges brought against the order (for instance, to deny Christ and to spit upon the crucifix) were true, but de Molay rejected a charge of sodomy.
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 Jacques de Molay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
After the death of Theobald Gaudin, the 22nd Grand Master, de Molay moved from England to Cyprus, where he remained until Clement V summoned him to France in 1307.
De Molay confessed under toture to "denying Christ and trampling on the Cross," and on March 18th, 1314 he was led out to publicly confess the order's sins and his own.
He was taken to Ile de le Cite in the Seine and burned alive, along with Geoffrey de Charney, then the preceptor of Normandy.
www.city-search.org /ja/jacques-de-molay.html   (341 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Jacques de Molay (Roman Catholic And Orthodox Churches: General Biography) - Encyclopedia
Jacques de Molay, Roman Catholic And Orthodox Churches: General Biographies
Jacques de Molay[zhAk du mOlA´] Pronunciation Key, 1243?–1314, last grand master of the Knights Templars.
De Molay and his knights were brought before an inquisitorial court, charged with heresy and other accusations, and tortured.
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 What is the explanation, sometimes reported, that the images are of Jacques de Molay: Shroud of Turin FAQ
In 1307, De Molay was charged with heresy by king Philip IV of France.
According to the authors, de Molay was tortured at the direction of the Chief Inquisitor of France, William Imbert.
In 1314, de Molay was burned at the stake on March 19, 1314 together with Geoffroy de Charney, Templar preceptor of Normandy.
www.shroudstory.com /faq/Shroud-Turin-deMolay.htm   (578 words)

  
 DeMolay International - Biography of Jacques DeMolay
In 1298, Jacques DeMolay was named Grand Master of the Knights Templar, a position of power and prestige.
As Grand Master however, Jacques DeMolay was also in a difficult position.
King Philip ordered them both to be burned at the stake that day, and thus the story of Jacques DeMolay became a testimonial to loyalty and friendship.
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Unknown to the lower levels in Masonry membership, Jacques de Molay, who denied Christ, is probably thought of by Masons as the last of the royal line of King David.
In the 31st degree ritual, known as the Grand Inspector Inquisitor Commander" the letters "JM" (in memory of Jacques de Molay) are hung above the pedestal of the principal presiding officer, who is known as the Thrice Illustrious Commander.
This is speculation, but Molay was nailed to a door by the Kings torturers (but not killed), and perhaps to these Masons, in this "Secret" they equate this with Christ's suffering on the cross.
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 Molay, Jacques de --  Encyclopædia Britannica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Molay entered the order in 1265, fought in Syria, and after 1291 was at Cyprus.
The French composer Jacques Ibert is admired for his colorful, technically polished, and often witty neoclassical style.
He was born in Paris on July 20, 1925, the son of a courier of the Banque de France.
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 Jacques de Molay - Site of Execution   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In 1314 Philip le Bel had a stake errected on one of the mounds of ground for the Grand Master of the Order of the Templars, Jacques de Molay, watching him burn from his palace window.
At the end of the 16C Henri III decided to reorganise this untidy no-mans-land: the mud ditches were in-filled consolidating the patches of solid ground, a great earth bank was amassed to support the future Pont Neuf, and the south bank was raised by some 6m - 20ft.
View of the Southern Span of the 'Pont Neuf' attaching to the 'Ile de la Cite', with the 'Place Dauphine' and Easternmost part of 'Square du Vert-Gallant' below it and to the left of the picture.
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 Plaque Commemorating Jacques de Molay
Visitors to Paris are urged to visit the Square du Vert-Gallant, Ile de la Citie and seek out this lasting memory to our fallen Martyred 23rd Grand Master, Count Jacques Bernard de Molay.
Jacques de Molay, the Grand Master, Hughes de Pairaud, "visiteur de France", Geoffrey de Charnay, preceptor of Normandy, and Geoffrey de Gonneville, preceptor of Poitou and Acquitaine were condemned to prison for life.
Jacques de Molay and Geoffrey de Charnay declared that their confessions were false and made only to save their life.
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 Molay, Jacques de on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
(zhäk de môlā´), 1243?-1314, last grand master of the Knights Templars.
La verdad sobre los templarios: en sus dias de gloria fueron los campeones del cristianismo, pero tras la caida de Tierra Santa en manos islamicas, un voraz monarca y un papa venal no dudaron en destruir la orden para...
(incendio de la Capilla de Turín)(TT: The falsification of Jesus Christ?: Holy Shroud escapes the flames) (TA: burning of the...
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 British Society for the Turin Shroud - Issue #43
The features of de Molay's body were [then] etched onto the cloth by the lactic acid from the free-flowing blood, reacting with the frankincense used as a whitening agent, which was rich in calcium carbonate.
According to Knight and Lomas, De Molay' was revived from his crucifixion (necessary because historically he was publicly burnt at the stake with Geoffrey de Charney), and then the image-bearing cloth that he had so involuntarily created:
For certainly there is no known definitive image of Jacques de Molay, the closest to this being a merely near-contemporary depiction of his burning at the stake, with Geoffrey de Charney, from the British Museum's Royal manuscript 20 C VII (see above).
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 Amazon.co.uk: Books: The Last Templar: The Tragedy of Jacques De Molay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Jacques de Molay, the Temple's last Grand Master, was at the heart of the events in which the chivalric ideal was ousted by treachery and greed.
In this pioneering investigation one of France's great medieval scholars describes Jacques de Molay's dazzling career and provides a vivid retelling of the drama of his and his Order's last days.
De Molay's life took him from Burgundy to a career in the Middle East.
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/1861975538   (539 words)

  
 De Molay, Order of --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
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 Htel Molay: Read Reviews, Compare Features & Prices
At the Htel Molay, you will be able to take advantage of an exceptional location in the heart of Paris and stay in one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the capital where the most magnificent private mansions date as far back as the 13th century.
The hotel is situated right next to the majestic Place des Vosges, the National Archives, the Carnavalet and Picasso Museums, the Pompidou Centre and many art galleries.
The jewellery boutiques, leather shops and 'pret porter' clothing stores that line its narrow streets are also a pleasure to explore.
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