Red Cross Templar Symbols Pendant Dangle Charm

The position and shape of the Red Cross could be different in different departments of the order. The main thing is that the red cross must be present on the clothing of the Templars. It was the red cross that was considered the official symbol of the Templars, although crosses of other colors were also used. The Pope and the King of France introduced a rule according to which knights were required to wear symbols at all times – under pain of a ban on the use of water or food. There are various explanations for the choice of exactly the red cross. The most common version is associated with the personality of Pope Urban II, who sent the knights-pilgrims to the second crusade. Then the campaigns were not yet called crusades. But once the Pope, to inspire the warriors-pilgrims, allegedly tore a crimson cape on himself and began to distribute pieces of it, and they sewed these strips in the form of a cross for themselves. As a result, the campaign was called a crusade, and subsequently the knights of different orders also used red crosses in their symbolism.