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The "Poor Knights of Christ and the Temple of Solomon Order" was founded in 1118. Its mission was to ensure the safety of the pilgrims' journey from the West, since the reconquest of Jerusalem. The Templars would have discovered the treasure when exploring the foundations of the Ancient Temple of Solomon, on which area was built the palace of King Baldwin II of Jerusalem, where they were accomodated. It is in this place that is located one of the greatest enigma of humanity which was looked for everywhere around the world at this period: the Ark of the Covenant and the Tables of the Law.
In 1307, when the Templars Order was condemned to the pyre under the ordinance of Philip IV the Fair, it was an immense fortune which disappeared without leaving any sign behind, and with it, the Ark of the Covenant.......






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