The Grand Masters of the Knights Templar during the later 12th and the 13th century used a double-sided seal which showed a representation of The Dome of the Rock (or a circular dome of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre) on one side, and the Order's symbol of two knights on one horse on the other side.

2010年11月10日 · Abraxas was a grotesque creature with a twin tail – similar to the twin tailed mermaids known as “melusines” in the Middle Ages. So why did this bizarre beast appear on Knight Templar seals? In a charter in France dating from the year 1214, the Templar grand master used a seal with an image of the demon Abraxas.

The word Abraxas (or Abrasax or Abracax) was engraved on certain antique stones, called Abraxas stones, which were used as amulets or charms by Gnostic sects. Amulets and seals bearing the figure...

A Knights Templar seal. The Templar Seal showing two knights (perhaps Hugues de Payens and Godfrey de Saint-Omer) on one horse. There are many interpretations of the symbolism of this seal. Contemporary legend held that the symbol represented the initial poverty of the order; that they could afford only a single horse for every two men.

The Grand Masters of the Knights Templar during the later 12th and the 13th century used a double-sided seal which showed a representation of The Dome of the Rock (or a circular dome of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre) on one side, and the Order's symbol of two knights on one horse on the other side.

The Grand Masters of the Knights Templar during the later 12th and the 13th century used a double-sided seal which showed a representation of The Dome of the Rock (or a circular dome of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre) on one side, and the Order's symbol of two knights on one horse on the other side.

Gnostics identified the image of Abraxas with Yahweh (in the Greek version - "Iao"). Amulets and seals depicting Abraxas were popular in the 2nd century AD. Some of these stones survived until the Middle Ages. Abraxas appears on the seal of the Grand Master of …

Perhaps most disturbingly, some 13th Century Knight Templar seals depicted the “Abraxas”. This figure, popular in the 2nd Century, enjoyed a resurgence in medieval times but was considered to be a demon. Images often showed a composite creature, with the head of a rooster, a man’s body and limbs made of serpents.

Abraxas appears on the seal of a Templar Grand Master in a French charter dated 1214. The Templars' use of Abraxas as a seal was most likely a result of their expansive treasuries containing a number of ancient gemstones.

The knight on the horse is a symbol found on the seals of some of the highest hierarchs of the Knights Templar. For example, the seal of Rustan de Com, Commander of the Order in Rishranche, 1232 depicted a knight on horseback carrying a shield with a cross.