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The Official Plaque Marking the Site of Jacques de Molay's Execution

Image de : Jean Plagnieux

Visitors to Paris are urged to visit the Square du Vert-Gallant, Ile de la Citie and seek out this lasting memory to our fallen Martyred 23rd Grand Master, Count Jacques Bernard de Molay.

Rest in Peace Brother

Born in Vitrey, Department of Haute Saone, France in the year 1244

Died by the hand of Philip IV 18th March 1314

The three cardinals delivered their sentence on 18 March 1314 (or the 11 March according to the Julien calendar). In the meantime Nogaret and Guillaume de Plaisians had died in 1313. Jacques de Molay, the Grand Master, Hughes de Pairaud, "visiteur de France", Geoffrey de Charnay, preceptor of Normandy, and Geoffrey de Gonneville, preceptor of Poitou and Acquitaine were condemned to prison for life. They were not condemned to death due to their previous confession. Jacques de Molay and Geoffrey de Charnay declared that their confessions were false and made only to save their life. They also declared that the Order and the rules of the Templars were sane, just and Catholic. They said there were not guilty of heresy and did not commit the sins they were accused to have committed. 

Jacques de Molay's recorded public statement " 

I think it only right that at so solemn a moment when my life has so little time to run, I should reveal the deception which has been practiced and speak up for the truth. Before heaven and earth and with all of you here as my witnesses, I admit that I am guilty of the grossest iniquity. But the iniquity is that I have lied in admitting the disgusting charges laid against the Order. I declare, and I must declare, that the Order is innocent. Its purity and saintliness is beyond question".

As a result of denying their previous confession both were burned to death at the stake in Paris the same day proclaiming their innocence until the end. They died courageously for theirs beliefs.

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