Henri de France, archevêque de Reims

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The Templars’ ringing of church bells, for example on Maundy Thursday at every canonical hour from matins until mass and then again at Easter Eve, alerted those living in the vicinity of the liturgical activity that went on behind commandery walls, as did of course the very sight of a Templar church or chapel and the border stones bearing the order's insignia, which the Templars and other orders used to delineate their property. Some of the churches that were given to the Templars became nuclei of new commanderies, as was the case, for example, with La Trinité in Reims, which Archbishop Henry of Reims had given to the Templars sometime in the late 1160s and which became the center of a large Templar community. If they already had parochial status, these converted churches could continue to care for the souls of parishioners.

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• Source: The book, 'Kings & Queens of Europe'
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