Father of Understanding

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

• Assassin's Creed
• Assassin's Creed II