New religious-military orders such as the Knights Templar and Knights Hospitaller combined armed logistics with monastic disciplines. Fierce on the battlefield, they also curated networks of care and charity for pilgrims and the wounded.
Some central authorities distrusted these orders with their symbolism and rituals. Rather than seeking to decode and understand, those in power would attempt to dismantle these Knights. However, an idea cannot be burned at the stake.
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