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How real their hold on the Papacy was, was shown in the ruin of the Templars. The order was now abandoned by the Pope, and its knights were invited in large numbers to Paris, under pretence of arranging a crusade. HOW REAL THEIR HOLD ON THE PAPACY WAS WAS SHOWN IN THE RUIN OF THE TEMPLARS THE ORDER WAS NOW ABANDONED BY THE POPE AND ITS KNIGHTS WERE INVITED IN LARGE NUMBERS TO PARIS UNDER PRETENCE OF ARRANGING A CRUSADE
ed himself, as soon as he was on the Papal throne; the sixth remained a secret, but was probably the destruction of the Knights Templars. This order of military monks had been created for the defence of the crusading kingdom of Jerusalem, and had acquired large possessions in Europe. Now that their occupation in the East was gone, they were hated and dreaded by the kings, and Philip was resolved on their wholesale destruction. 12. The Papacy at Avignon.--Clement had never quitted France, but had gone through the ceremonies of his installation at Lyons; and Philip, fearing that in Italy he would avoid carrying out the scheme for the ruin of the Templars, had him conducted to Avignon, a city of the Empire which belonged to the Angevin King of Naples, as Count of Provence, and there for eighty years the Papal court remained. As they were thus settled close to the French frontier, the Popes became almost vassals of France; and this added greatly to the power and renown of the French kings. NT THE FIFTH AS HE CALLED HIMSELF AS SOON AS HE WAS ON THE PAPAL THRONE THE SIXTH REMAINED SECRET BUT WAS PROBABLY THE DESTRUCTION OF THE KNIGHT'S TEMPLARS THIS ORDER OF MILITARY MONKS HAD BEEN CREATED FOR THE DEFENCE OF THE CRUSADING KINGDOM OF JERUSALEM AND HAD ACQUIRED LARGE POSSESSIONS IN EUROPE NOW THAT THE OCCUPATION OF THE EAST WAS GONE THEY WERE HATED AND DREADED BY THE KINGS AND PHILIP WAS RESOLVED ON THEIR WHOLESALE DESTRUCTION TWELVE THE PAPACY AT EVIGNON CLEMENT HAD NEVER QUITTED FRANCE BUT HAD GONE THROUGH THE CEREMONIES OF HIS INSTALLATION AT LEON AND PHILIP FEARING THAT IN ITALY HE WOULD AVOID CARRYING OUT THE SCHEME FOR THE RUIN OF THE TEMPLARS HAD HIM CONDUCTED TO AVIGNON A CITY OF THE EMPIRE WHICH BELONGED TO THE ANTIVAN KING OF NAPLES AS COUNT OF PROVENCE AND THERE FOR EIGHTY YEARS THE PAPAL COURT REMAINED AS THEY WERE THUS SETTLED CLOSE TO THE FRENCH FRONTIER THE POPES BECAME ALMOST VASSALS OF FRANCE AND THIS ADDED GREATLY TO THE POWER AND RENOWN OF THE FRENCH KINGS
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