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imported>Curtyfresh The Templars used the phrase "May The Father of Understanding guide you," in the middle ages in addition to the renaissance. |
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The '''Father of Understanding''', is a being that the [[Templars]] pledge allegiance to and ask for guidance. Templars | The '''Father of Understanding''', is a being that the [[Templars]] pledge allegiance to and ask for guidance. In the Crusades, the Templars would usually sign his name before theirs in letters they wrote. During the Renaissance, Templars would often ask him for guidance as a greeting or at the end of a meeting: | ||
<blockquote>''"May the Father of Understanding guide us"''</blockquote> | |||
and in an e-mail, [[Alan Rikkin]] writes to [[Warren Vidic]]: "May The Father of Understanding guide you to success", meaning that the Templars still use the saying. | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' | ||
Trivia | |||
*The Father of Understanding may be a reference to the pagan deity, Baphomet, although it is unknown if the Templars did begin to worship him. | |||
[[Category:Characters]] | [[Category:Characters]] | ||
Revision as of 15:48, 5 June 2010
The Father of Understanding, is a being that the Templars pledge allegiance to and ask for guidance. In the Crusades, the Templars would usually sign his name before theirs in letters they wrote. During the Renaissance, Templars would often ask him for guidance as a greeting or at the end of a meeting:
"May the Father of Understanding guide us"
and in an e-mail, Alan Rikkin writes to Warren Vidic: "May The Father of Understanding guide you to success", meaning that the Templars still use the saying.
Sources
Trivia
- The Father of Understanding may be a reference to the pagan deity, Baphomet, although it is unknown if the Templars did begin to worship him.