The Idanha-a-Nova Castle, located in the town of the same name in a strategic position on the river Pônsul valley, allowing a wide view over the surrounding territory, was built in 1187 by the Order of the Temple, under the direction of Master D. Gualdim Pais. Built as a result

Tomar Castle is the most important structure that the Templars built in Portugal, and is considered one of the masterpieces of European military architecture of the 12th century. Imposing and technically very sophisticated, it is polygonal in plan and small, consisting of three towers, two of which rise above the

Located on a steep islet in the middle course of the Tagus River, Almourol Castle is one of the most emblematic medieval monuments in our country and is also one of the most representative testimonies of the Portuguese Templars. Speculating on its origin prior to the arrival of the Romans

Pombal Castle was built between 1156 and 1171 by D. Gualdim Pais, Master of the Order of the Temple in Portugal. It was the most advanced post on the Mondego defensive line, whose territory had been donated to the Templars by Countess Dona Teresa in 1128. Being part of the

After the extinction of the Order of the Temple decreed in 1312 by Pope Clement V, all the Templars’ possessions were to be transferred to the Hospitallers, except those of Portugal, Castile, Aragon, and Mallorca, which were to remain in the possession of the respective Crowns until their fate was

Tomar was the headquarters of the Order of the Temple in Portugal from the 1160s until it ceased to exist in 1312, and there is significant evidence of the Templars’ presence in the city. Founded at the beginning of the Christian era, under the name of Sellium, it bordered the

Saint Irene is considered the patron saint of the city of Tomar. A martyr of the 7th century, she was born in the city of Nabância, Tomar’s predecessor, in the year 635. She grew up in a Christian family and decided to pursue religious life in a Benedictine convent, ruled

“A Knight Templar is truly a knight who is fearless and safe on all sides, for his soul is protected by the armour of faith, just as his body is protected by the armour of steel. He is, therefore, doubly armed and without the need of fears of demons nor

The County of Portucale (Condado Portucalense) was one of the first places where the Knights Templar were established. From 1122 onwards, a few years after the Order of the Temple had been founded in Jerusalem, some friars acquired property in the city and surroundings of Braga. However, the official move

António Bernardo da Costa Cabral was one of the most important politicians in Portuguese politics during the first phase of the Constitutional Monarchy. Born in Algodres on 9th May 1803, he was a Member of Parliament, Peer of the Realm, effective Counsellor of State, Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs,