Historical Context
Editorially reviewedMasonic Knights Templar bodies developed within modern Freemasonry and used Christian chivalric imagery to express their identity. Their symbolism evokes an imagined lineage of Christian knighthood but is institutionally distinct from the medieval military order dissolved in the fourteenth century.
Provenance: The emblem is documented in the regalia, badges, seals, and memorial culture of Masonic Knights Templar organizations, particularly in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Public evidence does not support presenting this specific composite as a medieval Templar badge.
Context note: Clearly distinguish modern Masonic Knights Templar from the medieval Knights Templar. The cross-and-crown motif also appears in other Christian movements, so attribution requires accompanying text, regalia, or organizational context.
Research status: reviewed · reviewed 01/09/2026
Sources
4 referencesGrand Encampment Knights Templar, U.S.A.
Grand Encampment of Knights Templar, U.S.A., official website. (Grand Encampment of Knights Templar, U.S.A.)
Supports: Displays the current Grand Encampment seal and documents the emblem’s modern institutional setting.
Grand Encampment of Knights Templar, U.S.A., “About Us.” (Grand Encampment of Knights Templar, U.S.A.)
Supports: Explains the present local, state, and national structure of the Masonic Knights Templar organization.
Knights Templar Brooklyn New York badge, United States, 1900
National Museum of American History, “Knights Templar Brooklyn New York badge, United States, 1900.” (Smithsonian National Museum of American History)
Supports: Documents dated material culture from American Masonic Knights Templar activity around 1900.
The Christian Science Journal, “Cross and Crown trademark.” (The Christian Science Publishing Society)
Supports: Demonstrates that the paired cross-and-crown motif is not exclusive to Masonic Knights Templar contexts.
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Cross and Crown
A Christian cross and crown used in modern Masonic Knights Templar identity, often with the motto In Hoc Signo Vinces.
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