(1243-1314 e.v.) by T. Apiryon Jacques de Molay. Twenty-second and last Grand Master of the Knights Templar. See Part III of The Heart of the Master. The Knights Templar were founded in 1118 e.v. to protect pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem, and established their headquarters at the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The Order lasted
Comments Off on Jacobus Burgundus Molensis the Martyr(1214-1294 e.v.) by T. Apiryon An English Franciscan friar, alchemist, astrologer, mathematician and early empirical scientist, persecuted by the Church for his beliefs. He studied at the university in Paris, where he taught philosophy from about 1240 to 1247, he then went to Oxford. He joined the Franciscan order in 1257. According to Bacon’s own
Comments Off on Roger Bacon(1194 – 1250 e.v.) by T. Apiryon Although this appellation could equally well apply to Frederick I “Barbarossa” (1123 – 1190 e.v.), King of Germany (1152 – 1190 e.v.), King of Italy (1155 – 1190 e.v.), Holy Roman Emperor (1155 -1190 e.v.) and leader of the Third Crusade along with Richard the Lion-Hearted, Crowley probably
Comments Off on Frederick of Hohenstaufenby T. Apiryon This Saint is very obscure, there is no historical personage of any note whatsoever who was known by this name. Some have speculated that the reference may be to William I “The Conqueror,” Norman King of England (1027 – 1087 e.v.), or to the medieval English logician, William of Shyreswood or Sherwood
Comments Off on William of Schyren(742-814 e.v.) by T. Apiryon King of the Franks, founder of the Carolingian dynasty which supplanted that of the Merovingians, and founder of the Holy Roman Empire in 800 e.v. as Charles I. Also known as Charlemagne, Karl der Grosse, and Carl the Great; he was the grandson of Charles Martel, “The Hammer,” with whom
Comments Off on Carolus Magnus(6th-7th cent. e.v./mythic) by T. Apiryon Also known as Percival, Parsifal, Percyvelle, and Perlesvaus, and Peredur. The medieval European hero of the Grail legends, who typifies the “Pure Fool” of ATU 0. פּארציואל = 418. The various Grail legends differ in their accounts of Perceval, but usually count him as one of Arthur’s knights of
Comments Off on Parzival(6th-7th cent. e.v./mythic) by T. Apiryon Usually spelled Gamuret or Gahmuret, this name (pronounced “ga-mu-rey”) is the early source of the familiar name “Montgomery.” Gamuret was the father of Parzival by Queen Herzeleide, sister of Amfortas. כמורת = 666, כמורחת = 671. The story of Gamuret apparently originated with the Bavarian knight-poet, Wolfram von Eschenbach
Comments Off on Kamuret(c. 475 – 542 e.v.) by T. Apiryon Semi-legendary Romano-British king, son of Uther Pendragon. Leader of the Knights of the Round Table. Arthur was the principal figure in a large number of medieval legends, histories and romances, including the Welsh poem Gododdin (c. 600 e.v.), the Historia Britonum of Nennius (c. 800 e.v.), the
Comments Off on ArthurMerlin (Ambrosius)(c. 450 – 536 e.v.) by T. Apiryon Semi-legendary British magician, prophet, and mentor of King Arthur and the Lady of the Lake. He probably represents the fusion of several historical and mythological figures. According to legend, Merlin was the son of a mortal maiden and the Devil. A variant spelling of Merlin is
Comments Off on MerlinHippolytus of Rome(170 – 235 e.v.) by T. Apiryon Greek ecclesiastical writer, Bishop of Portus, and the first “Antipope.” He was an orthodox Father of the Christian Church, a Roman Catholic Saint, and a disciple of Irenaeus. Author of a large body of early ecclesiastical writings, among which is the famous Apostolic Tradition which was
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