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“The second crusade was there arranged, and the Templars, with the sanction of the Pope, assumed the blood-red cross, the symbol of martyrdom, as the distinguishing badge of the order, which was appointed to be worn on their habits and mantles on the left side of the breast over the heart, whence they came afterwards to be known by the name of the Red Friars and the Red Cross Knights.”

Charles G. Addison, The History of the Knights Templar
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The History of the Knights Templar The History of the Knights Templar by Charles G. Addison
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