Knight Templar Skull and Bones
Apron
This picture shows how the apron was
worn.
An authentic Knights Templar Antique from the late
1800′s. It is a triangular Skull & Bones Apron which is no longer used
among Knights Templars. This black velvet apron has become highly sought
after by Sir Knights and collectors. It is a beautiful piece, the crossed
swords and skull and crossbones are crafted out of sterling silver. The black
velvet is a symbol of our mortality, the skull symbolizes Golgotha (the place of
the skulls) where Jesus died, and the bones are in the shape of the passion
cross (how Jesus carried his cross).
Deeply rooted in the heritage of the ancient
Templars, the Knight Templar apron draws its symbolism from the past, to create
a tie between those ancient Templars and the modern Masonic Knight Templar. The
black of the apron reminds the Sir Knight of the martyrdom of Jacques DeMolay,
and the central, and most striking emblem of the apron the skull and crossed
bones - the symbol of the last of mortality.
The skull and crossed bones were adopted as an
emblem of the ancient Templars between the third and fourth crusade. The legend
is one based on love, and is handed down as thus:
According to legend, a Templar fell in love
with a beautiful noblewoman of Maraclea. She died before they could be
married, but he could not endure to be separated from her, and dug up the
body, and with full ceremonies married what was left of the corpse. After the
body was reburied and he returned home, a voice came to him in a dream and
told him to return in nine years. When he returned, he found only the skull
and two large leg bones preserved enough to be moved. The voice spoke to
him again and told him to guard and keep them always, and he would be
successful in all his undertakings. Thereafter he prospered greatly and
defeated all his enemies.
The skull and bones was passed on to the
Templars at his death, and as mentioned was credited with their rise to
affluence and power.
A special "Thank You" to Brother
Johnny T. Asher for submitting the wonderful picture of his Knight Templar
apron!
