Jacques de Molay: Difference between revisions
imported>Master Sima Yi Undo revision 592413 by 177.0.241.187 (talk) Still mentioned by Ubisoft, and it is likely a developer oversight. |
imported>Kainzorus Prime →Gallery: Half of these need sourcing. |
||
| Line 32: | Line 32: | ||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180"> | <gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180"> | ||
File:ACM Jacques de Molay.jpg|Jacques de Molay as he appears in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]'' | File:ACM Jacques de Molay.jpg|Jacques de Molay as he appears in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]'' | ||
Jacques de Molay tombstone.jpg|Jacques de Molay's tombstone | Jacques de Molay tombstone.jpg|Jacques de Molay's tombstone | ||
Tragedy of Jacques de Molay 4.png|Jacques giving the task to his advisor | |||
Tragedy of Jacques de Molay 12.png|King's men arresting Jacques | |||
Tragedy of Jacques de Molay 13.png|Jacques cursing King Philip | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Revision as of 23:07, 29 November 2014
|
He who increaseth knowledge, increaseth sorrow. This article contains spoilers, meaning it has information and facts concerning recent or upcoming releases from the Assassin's Creed series. If you do not want to know about these events, it is recommended to read on with caution, or not at all. |
- "Pope Clement, hear me! Before this year is out, you will answer for your crimes before God almighty. And you, King Philip, no punishment is too heinous for the great evil you have inflicted upon the Temple. I curse you! Curse you to the thirteenth generation of your blood! You shall be cursed!"
- ―Jacques de Molay's dying words, 1314.[src]
Jacques de Molay (c. 1244 – 1314) was the last publicly recognized Grand Master of the Templar Order, and presumably a Sage.[1] Upon his execution, the Templars disappeared from the public life, and became a secretive organization.
Biography
Jacques led the Templars from April 20, 1292 until 1312. Around this time, he possessed the Shroud of Eden, but passed it on to a fellow French Templar, Geoffroy de Charny.[2]
During the early 14th century, even as Jacques led his Order into their Golden Age, the Assassin Order influenced the French King Philip le Bel to turn against them. The Templars were branded heretics, their fortress was stormed, and hundreds of them were arrested.[3]
As their Grand Master, Jacques understood that the Templars could no longer survive in a public image, and decided to make the ultimate sacrifice. Before his inevitable death, he sent nine of his most trusted men - who possessed "knowledge of the Ancients" - out into the world to continue his work.[3]
In 1314, Jacques allowed himself to be interrogated, then burned at the stake. By doing so, he saved the lives of his brethren, and made their enemies believe that the Order had died along with him, though they had merely moved underground.[3]
Jacques was later commemorated in 1937 by the Templar Order's new public front, Abstergo Industries. There, an image of him was displayed prominently in the room accessible only to members of the Order's Inner Sanctum.[3]
In 2001, researchers at the Vatican Secret Archives uncovered a document written in 1308 by Pope Clement which absolved Jacques de Molay of all charges. The parchment was later mysteriously lost.
Trivia
- Contrary to other known Sages, Jacques de Molay did not appear to be affected with heterochromia.
- Jacques de Molay is revered as a hero among the Templars, similar to Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad among the Assassins.
Gallery
-
Jacques de Molay as he appears in Assassin's Creed: Memories -
Jacques de Molay's tombstone -
Jacques giving the task to his advisor -
King's men arresting Jacques -
Jacques cursing King Philip
References