The Knights Templar greatly revered Our Lady, the Blessed Virgin Mary, who was considered the Order’s patroness. Bernard the Clairvaux, the spiritual godfather of the Knights Templar, was a one of the most devout Marianists in the history of the Catholic Church. It is no coincidence that the Knights’ Templar prayers during their imprisonment contained the words “May Mary, Star of the Sea, lead us to the harbor of salvation.”
Salve Regina drawn from the Latin rite used in Jerusalem, associated ... moreThe Knights Templar greatly revered Our Lady, the Blessed Virgin Mary, who was considered the Order’s patroness. Bernard the Clairvaux, the spiritual godfather of the Knights Templar, was a one of the most devout Marianists in the history of the Catholic Church. It is no coincidence that the Knights’ Templar prayers during their imprisonment contained the words “May Mary, Star of the Sea, lead us to the harbor of salvation.”
Salve Regina drawn from the Latin rite used in Jerusalem, associated with the Holy Sepulchre in the Crusader period. It is not a unique Templar composition. The antiphon itself is older — commonly linked to Hermann of Reichenau in the 11th century, later taken up at Cluny and among the Cistercians. St. Bernard of Clairvaux, who gave the Order its spiritual charter, was a fierce Marian and helped spread the Salve. The Templars inherited that devotion: Mary as patroness, Stella Maris, advocate for men who lived between chapel and battlefield.
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