l'osmcs oeuvre dans tous les pays où il est représenté : épiceries solidaires, recyclage et distribution de lunettes, aide pour nos ainés, dons divers pour les démunis OUR HUMANITARIAN WORKS Help the community We are not subsidized, and only have our contributions, your donations (tax deductible) and the proceeds from the sale of a few items http://www.osmcs.org . Make a donation (tax-deductible) What we do: Notre but : l’aide humanitaire de proximité - Aide pour centres d’adultes handicapés - Participations diverses (achat de fauteuil roulant spécialisé, handisport...) - Dons aux œuvres sociales des villes (CCAS, épiceries solidaires…) - Aide dans les maisons de retraite - Clubs Informatiques pour Séniors - Bénévolat divers - Aide aux particuliers dans la détresse - Création d'épiceries solidaires locales - Aide à d'autres associations (Madagascar, Togo, Bénin...) - Création d'une O.N.G. au Bénin : "l'Union des Chevaliers de Salomon du Bénin" à Cotonou - Participations au Téléthon... MADAGASCAR Donations to the AKAMASOA association of Father Pedro Opeka BENIN - COTONOU Collection of glasses for on-site distribution BENIN - COTONOU Christmas gift collection for the needy BÉNIN - COTONOU Union of the Knights of Solomon of Benin - NGO to help young girls escape poverty by teaching them a trade Contact Benin ASSOCIATION SAINT PIERRE DE RHÈDES - O.S.M.C.S. Solidarity grocery store which distributes around 10 tonnes of food locally each year (Grand Orb - Hérault - France) Contact St Pierre de Rhedes FOR UKRAINE Collection of medical equipment Christmas gift distribution (France) HAITI Caring Hands Foundation Back Home

osmcs : ordre suprême et militaire des chevaliers de Salomon : rdre de chevalerie templière initiatique et humanitaire © Copyright OSMCS WELCOME YOU! Ordre Suprême et Militaire des Chevaliers de Salomon AN OVERVIEW OF THE OSMCS Our roots The Order of the Temple (Poor Knights of Christ and the Temple of Solomon) was a religious order founded in 1118 by Hugues de Payns (or Hugues dit le païen - Hugo de Paganus). Their fall came in 1307 when King Philip the Fair had them arrested. Two centuries of rich history, so rich in secrets, which we, at the OSMCS, are trying to rediscover... A little history... WHAT WE DO At the OSMCS, we train modern Templars, that is, we work for a strong, true brotherhood; we strive to rediscover the moral values so lacking in 21st-century society and, above all, we hope in the Religion of Love. Our other goals are historical research, the search for truth, and humanitarian aid. I would like to know more... BECOME A KNIGHT OF THE OSMCS Or Dame of Chivalry because our Order is mixed Discover the different stages and the evolution towards the transmission of knowledge Become a knight OUR HUMANITARIAN WORKS Find out what we've been doing since 2010. We are not subsidized, and only have our contributions, your donations (tax deductible) and the proceeds from the sale of a few items http://www.osmcs.org . Our humanitarian works The OSMCS, created in 2010 and present in 22 countries, also aims to be a true school of knowledge and transmission... "The teacher opens the door, but it is the student who must go through it." CONTACT THE OSMCS BP7 34600 HEREPIAN secretariat@osmcs.fr osmcsfrance@gmail.com 06 77 24 89 34 ou 06 48 54 75 61 ORDER SHOP Treat yourself while helping our humanitarian causes shop

The First Crusade ended with the capture of Jerusalem in 1099. Following this first victory, Godfrey of Bouillon was offered the title of King of Jerusalem; he refused it in favor of accepting the title of attorney of the Holy Sepulchre. This already gives us an idea of his initial goal. He established the Order of Canons of the Holy Sepulchre , an order whose mission was to assist the Patriarch of Jerusalem in his various tasks. A number of men-at-arms, from the crusade, then entered the service of the Patriarch in order to protect the Holy Sepulchre . This institution still exists today. Godfrey of Bouillon returned to France and offered his mother a precious relic of Christianity, the Holy Blood. In Boulogne-sur-Mer (Pas-de-Calais, France), a chapel was dedicated to this relic; everything disappeared during the Revolution in 1789. It was Godfrey of Bouillon's brother, Baldwin of Boulogne, who was elected King of Jerusalem. A little later, when the Order of the Hospitaller , recognized in 1113 , was charged with looking after pilgrims coming from the West, an idea was born: to create a militia of Christ (militia Christi) which would only deal with the protection of the community of canons of the Holy Sepulchre and the pilgrims on the roads to the Holy Land, then prey to local brigands. Thus, the canons would deal with liturgical affairs, the Order of the Hospital with charitable functions and the militia of Christ with the purely military function of protecting the pilgrims. Meanwhile, in France, in 1098 We are witnessing the founding of the Order of Cîteaux (the Cistercians) by Robert de Molesme. This Order would later owe much to a certain Abbot Bernard of Clairvaux, an abbot who would later become Saint Bernard. 1118 Death of Godfrey of Bouillon. 1119 Coronation of Baldwin, King of Jerusalem. At this time the King of Jerusalem was elected. 1119 Foundation of the Order of the Temple by Hugues de Payen (who would be from Champagne?) and Geoffroi de Saint-Omer. Several historians disagree on the date; some speak of 1118, others of 1119. A change in the calendar, which no longer begins in March but in January, does not facilitate the study. This is of little importance; the true creation took place during a council in Troyes in 1129. For my part, I will remember 1118, the year of the death of Godfrey of Bouillon, and therefore it is quite probable that the creation of the Order began as soon as the person who was certainly its instigator died. The most important thing here is the founding of the Poor Knights of Christ (as it was originally called) by two people, namely Hugues de Payen (Hugo de Paganus) and Geoffroi (or Godefroy) de Saint Omer. following Back Home