Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem

The Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem (Latin: Ordo Supremus Militaris Templi Hierosolymitani, OSMTH, French: Ordre Souverain et Militaire du Temple de Jérusalem, OSMTJ) are a group of associations commonly originating from the Ordre du Temple (Order of the Temple) and was formed in 1804 by Philippe Ledru (1754-1832) and Bernard-Raymond Fabré-Palaprat (1773 – 1838). OSMTH and SMOTJ are designated by the Augustan Society as a religious confraternity of knights.^[1]

OSMTH and OSMTJ are often referred to simply as the Knights Templars. They make a moral and ethical claim to follow in the same spiritual path as the original Order of the Knights Templar.^[2] OSMTH and OSMTJ, which are open to Christians of any denomination, operate as a charity and an order of chivalry.^[3]