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Notitiæ Templariæ.
of Omar , the most magnificent of the two . As the Order increased in numbers and resources it is obvious that the original domicile granted for their occupation would not suffice to contain them , or be at all commensurate with their developed importance . Either the King of Jerusalem gave up to them as a residence the whole of his palace , or allowed them to erect one for themselves , at , or nigh , to the same spot ; for it is shown by the testimony of Arabian writerscontemporary with
, the capture of the city by Saladin , that the Templars possessed several large structures for their religious and military purposes in the vicinity of the church of the Purification , or Mosque of El Aksa . In Michaud ' s Bibliography of the Crusades , the historian Ibn Alatsyr thus narrates . - " When Saladin had made himself master of the city , and after all the infidels had left it , he restored the ( religious ) edifices to their original use . The Templars had erected to the west of the Mosque Alacsa , a
building where they dwelt , and where they had their granaries and offices . A portion of the Mosque had been shut in ( enclavee ) b y these structures . Saladin caused the Sakrah and the Mosque to be washed and purged from all defilement . " Another extract referring to the same subject informs us , that " the Sultan gave orders to lay open to view the Mirhah , before which the Templars had built a wall , and which they had turned into a corn granaryoras some affirminto a
, , , baser convenience . To the west of the Kiblah they had erected a great mansion and a spacious church . All these buildings the Sultan commanded to be razed , and freed the Mirhah from all that had obstructed it , so as to form a large and commodious space where all Musselmans might come and pour forth their prayers . "—This was in A . D . 11 S 7 .
The conclusion from these passages therefore is , that the great convent and church of the Order were situated in the south-west angle of the space called the Sacred Enclosure , into which no Christian foot is ever permitted to enter . The range of buildings probably extended from the west end of the Mosque of El Aksa ( into which some of the Templar offices jutted ) , to near the great Mosque of Omar , called by the old chroniclers the Temple of the Lord . To separate themselves
from the public surveillance , or rather from the monks and other officials of the two hol y Temples , the Knights had raised a wall or barrier , which intruding into the Mirhah , or sacred place of prayer , was pulled down by Saladin , and the area made clear . Here then stood the castellated convent of the Temple , with its chivalric and monastic accompaniments , —its courts and its cloisters , its stables and its storehouses , its armouries and almonries , and rooms for the reception of il
pgrims . Like the Temple of Solomon , whence it derived its name , not one stone thereof was left upon another . ACRE . —The soldiery of the Temple early occupied a post in this important city , —then , as it is yet , the key of a great part of the East . In a map of ancient Acre given by Michaud , four quarters occupied by the Knights are designated , viz ., the "Garde des Templiers , " or portion of the eastern ramparts defended by their troops ; the " Habitation des
Templiers , " which contained the grand convent and church of the Order ; the " Bourg du Temple , " appropriated to the inferior classes of the Order , such as the serving squires , armourers , equerries , & c . ; and lastly , " Le Temple , " or fortress proper of the temple , which was au oblong bastion of great strength , situate on the southern horn or point , commanding the approach to the mote . After the fatal battle of Tiberias in 1187 , where most of the . Knights
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Notitiæ Templariæ.
of Omar , the most magnificent of the two . As the Order increased in numbers and resources it is obvious that the original domicile granted for their occupation would not suffice to contain them , or be at all commensurate with their developed importance . Either the King of Jerusalem gave up to them as a residence the whole of his palace , or allowed them to erect one for themselves , at , or nigh , to the same spot ; for it is shown by the testimony of Arabian writerscontemporary with
, the capture of the city by Saladin , that the Templars possessed several large structures for their religious and military purposes in the vicinity of the church of the Purification , or Mosque of El Aksa . In Michaud ' s Bibliography of the Crusades , the historian Ibn Alatsyr thus narrates . - " When Saladin had made himself master of the city , and after all the infidels had left it , he restored the ( religious ) edifices to their original use . The Templars had erected to the west of the Mosque Alacsa , a
building where they dwelt , and where they had their granaries and offices . A portion of the Mosque had been shut in ( enclavee ) b y these structures . Saladin caused the Sakrah and the Mosque to be washed and purged from all defilement . " Another extract referring to the same subject informs us , that " the Sultan gave orders to lay open to view the Mirhah , before which the Templars had built a wall , and which they had turned into a corn granaryoras some affirminto a
, , , baser convenience . To the west of the Kiblah they had erected a great mansion and a spacious church . All these buildings the Sultan commanded to be razed , and freed the Mirhah from all that had obstructed it , so as to form a large and commodious space where all Musselmans might come and pour forth their prayers . "—This was in A . D . 11 S 7 .
The conclusion from these passages therefore is , that the great convent and church of the Order were situated in the south-west angle of the space called the Sacred Enclosure , into which no Christian foot is ever permitted to enter . The range of buildings probably extended from the west end of the Mosque of El Aksa ( into which some of the Templar offices jutted ) , to near the great Mosque of Omar , called by the old chroniclers the Temple of the Lord . To separate themselves
from the public surveillance , or rather from the monks and other officials of the two hol y Temples , the Knights had raised a wall or barrier , which intruding into the Mirhah , or sacred place of prayer , was pulled down by Saladin , and the area made clear . Here then stood the castellated convent of the Temple , with its chivalric and monastic accompaniments , —its courts and its cloisters , its stables and its storehouses , its armouries and almonries , and rooms for the reception of il
pgrims . Like the Temple of Solomon , whence it derived its name , not one stone thereof was left upon another . ACRE . —The soldiery of the Temple early occupied a post in this important city , —then , as it is yet , the key of a great part of the East . In a map of ancient Acre given by Michaud , four quarters occupied by the Knights are designated , viz ., the "Garde des Templiers , " or portion of the eastern ramparts defended by their troops ; the " Habitation des
Templiers , " which contained the grand convent and church of the Order ; the " Bourg du Temple , " appropriated to the inferior classes of the Order , such as the serving squires , armourers , equerries , & c . ; and lastly , " Le Temple , " or fortress proper of the temple , which was au oblong bastion of great strength , situate on the southern horn or point , commanding the approach to the mote . After the fatal battle of Tiberias in 1187 , where most of the . Knights