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Address: Victoria Street, Bristol, BS1 6HS. Before You Go. The leaning tower and walls of this large late medieval church in Bristol survived bombing during the Second World War. Temple Church is so called because the original church here was built by the Knights Templar, the medieval military order founded to protect pilgrims to the Holy Land.
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1 The Round Church. ‘To the Tomb of Christ!’. – Pope Urban II, 1095. The Church was built by the Knights Templar, an order of knights who took monastic vows. The Templars were founded in 1118 to protect pilgrims to the Holy Land; they became one of the most powerful orders in Christendom. Here in the Temple the knights had their Church ...
Oct 30, 2015 · For twenty-four days this Autumn the sleeping ruins of Bristol’s Temple Church are coming to life with the sounds of Theaster Gates’ Sanctum. Sanctum is the ...
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The Templars' church was built on land outside the city of Bristol, granted to. the order by Robert, Earl of Gloucester, between 1120 and 1147. It appears. that the Bristol Temple became the administrative centre for the order in. south west England. Archaeological evidence suggests that the church was.
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J Taylor, ‘Church of Temple or the Holy Cross, Bristol’, Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society 33 (1887), 51–9 TP Wadley (ed), Notes or Abstracts of the Wills contained in the volume entitled the Great Orphan Book and Book of Wills, in the Council House at Bristol , 1886 [includes 19 wills recording bequests to Temple Church]
Unveiling a Legacy of Valour: Temple Church in Bristol Standing sentinel over Bristol's cityscape, Temple Church whispers tales of a bygone era. Managed by English Heritage, this captivating ruin holds within its walls a rich history, a testament to the enduring spirit of the Knights Templar.Originally constructed in the 12th century, the church served as a place of worship for these revered ...
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Temple Church, also known as Holy Cross Church, (grid reference ST5972) is a ruined church in Redcliffe, Bristol, England. It is on the site of a previous, round church of the Knights Templar, which they built on land granted to them in the second quarter of the 12th century by Robert of Gloucester. In 1313 the Knights Hospitaller acquired the ...
