It was on the 13th of October 1307 when the King of France, Filippo il Bello, ordered the arrest of the Templar Knights. The monks who belonged to the order were imprisoned and tortured, including the Great Master, Jacques de Molay. Their property was confiscated, and all archives and documents were destroyed, making the task [...]

Who was Bevignate, the mysterious hermit lived in Perugia who the Holy Church refused to canonize?
An aura of mystery surrounds this monk who was venerated by the Templars so much that they dedicated their new church built in Perugia to him.
I started research on Bevignate and discovered that he was indeed linked to the Order [...]

Book XI of Apuleius’ Metamorphoses, or “The Golden Ass,” begins in the obscure silence of the night, with the moon rising from the sea in its unabashed fullness. Thus opens a fundamental chapter for the understanding of the cult of Isis.
“…video praemicantis lunae candore nimio completum orbem commodum marinis emergentem fluctibus. Nanctusque opacae noctis silentiosa [...]