The Knights Templars Arrested (1307): Unlucky 13? It was on this date, October 13, 1307 – and presumably on a Friday – that King Philip IV (“the Fair”) of France arrested all of the Templar Knights. The religious order had…
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October 13: Knights Templars and Friday the 13th
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January 23: Boniface VIII Becomes Pope
Boniface VIII Becomes Pope (1295) It was on this date, January 23, 1295, that Boniface VIII (Benedetto Gaetano) was made Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. He was born about 1235 in Agnani, Italy, and served the papacy for many…
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Posted in History, Religion
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