Featured image: Photo by Yannick Pulver on Unsplash Amstelveen, 2 april 2026 – Annus Ordinis Templarios CMV (907) Waarde Broeders en Zusters, Met het naderen van het heilig Paasfeest worden wij opnieuw uitgenodigd tot bezinning, een moment van stilte, van innerlijke ordening, en van hernieuwde toewijding aan datgene wat ons als Orde verbindt. Pasen herinnert …
Photo: Grand Duchess Augusta and Queen Mary. Ties to the British Royal Family deepened when Augusta’s niece married the future George V. Following visits from the King and the future Edward VIII to Neustrelitz, Augusta instilled strong Anglophile sentiments in her grandson, Grand Duke Adolf Friedrich VI. Popular in London society, he later used his …
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Did you know that the ideals of the Knights Templar are still alive today, but with a radically different weapon? Meet OSMTH (Ordo Supremus Militaris Templi Hierosolymitani), a Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem. While they draw inspiration from the medieval Order founded in 1118, OSMTH is a modern, 19th-century successor dedicated not …
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As the year draws to a close and the winter nights grow longer, we gather once again to celebrate the Feast of the Nativity. On behalf of the Grand Priory of the Netherlands, we extend our warmest wishes to our Dames, Knights, families, and friends. Christmas is a time of reflection, joy, and hope. For …
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