The Council of Troyes, meets on January 13, 1129 and grants official sanction from the papacy to the Templar Order (Knights Templar) officially recognizing the military order as an "army of God". The order had been founded in 1119 by some French noblemen.
The Council of Troyes was convened by Bernard of Clairvaux, acting as a Legate of Pope Honorius II, The order and the rules were subsequently approved by Pope Honorius II. The Templar Order gradually increase it size, power, gaining considerable influence. It was eventually abolished by Pope Clement V who disbanded the order in 1312. More
