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On behalf of our more than 5,000 Knights and Dames of the Knights Templar worldwide, we welcome you to the International Website of the largest Knight Templar Order in the world, and the only Templar Order recognized in Special Consultative Status by the United Nations. 

1 Templar Legacy

The Order of the Temple is a Christian ecumenical organization founded in 1804 by the physician Fabré-Palaprat with the support of Napoleon, and officially recognized in 1853 by Napoleon III. The Order operates on the basis of the traditions of the medieval Knights Templar.

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Membership

Membership within the Order is geographically-based, therefore applications of interest from the OSMTH International site are referred on to your closest or most pertinent national Grand Priory.

OSMTH

"Non nobis, Domine,
non nobis,
sed nomini Tuo da gloriam..."
 
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Ideals of Knighthood

  • To provide an opportunity for the practice of ecumenical Christianity.
  • To encourage and promote Christian humanitarian work and charity generally, but especially in support of people in the Middle East.
  • To promote the spiritual and moral strengthening of mankind in accordance with the first great principle of the Order embodied in the motto:

    "Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto Thy Name give glory."

  • To support the precepts of Christian Chivalry.
  • To investigate and emulate the historical ideals of the ancient Order.
  • To form and administer establishments, councils, associations, centers or other subordinate bodies to facilitate the work of the Order in all geographical areas.
  • To maintain contact and develop collaboration with kindred Orders and bodies.
  • To establish and maintain libraries and museums, and to collect works of art and objects of historical interest to the Order.
Registration Notice:
Sovereign Military Order Temple of Jerusalem (OSMTH) is a United Nations Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) registered in Geneva, Switzerland.
Swiss Federal Registry Number CH-660.1.972.999-4		 There are more then 1700 groups in the world calling themselves 'Templars' or 'Knights Templar' which is a name they can freely use. OSMTH (Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem) however is not associated with any one of them and our Logos and Coat of Arms are protected by trademark registration. At OSMTH we care about your privacy. In response to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we have reviewed our policies and procedures to ensure that we conduct our operations in line with your fundamental right to have your personal data collected only when, and for as long as necessary and to keep it well protected.

Vision

OSMTH’s raison d’etre is expressed through the Brussels Declaration: “Aiding humanity on the pilgrimage through life.”
Vision and Commitment
  • Christian Ethos, Spirituality and Chivalric Values.
  • Domestic Charity and International Humanitarian Aid
  • Human Rights and the respect for Human Diversity
  • Interfaith Dialogue and Bridge-Building

Member Login

If you do not have login credentials, send a request to your Grand Prior who will confirm membership and forward your request to the OSMTH Webmaster: webmastergeneral@osmth.org.