Editing Knights Templar (section)

==== Freemasonry ====
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[[Freemasonry]] has incorporated the symbols and rituals of several medieval military orders in a number of [[Masonic bodies]] since at least the 18th century. This can be seen in the "[[Red Cross of Constantine]]," inspired by the [[Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George|Military Constantinian Order]]; the "[[Order of Malta (Freemasonry)|Order of Malta]]," inspired by the Knights Hospitaller; and the "[[Knights Templar (Freemasonry)#The Degree of Knight of the Temple (Order of the Temple)|Order of the Temple]]", inspired by the Knights Templar. The Orders of Malta and the Temple feature prominently in the [[York Rite]]. Though some have claimed a link between the historical Knights Templar of the 14th century through members who allegedly took refuge in [[Scotland]] and aided [[Robert the Bruce]], this theory has been rejected by both Freemasons and historians.<ref name="fmt">{{Cite web |title=Freemasonry Today periodical (Issue January 2002) |url=http://www.freemasonrytoday.com/19/p07.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303192548/http://www.freemasonrytoday.com/19/p07.php |archive-date=3 March 2011 |access-date=28 May 2011 |publisher=Grand Lodge Publications Ltd}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Miller |first=Duane |url=https://www.academia.edu/32284509 |title='Knights Templar' in War and Religion, Vol 2 |date=2017 |publisher=ABC–CLIO |location=Santa Barbara, California |page=464 |access-date=28 May 2017}}</ref>