Called the Knights Templar , they were to protect Christian pilgrims entering the Holy Land and to defend the conquests of the Crusades .
In 1119 , a new religious order had been established by some French noblemen .
Called the Knights Templar , noblemen were to protect Christian pilgrims entering the Holy Land and to defend the conquests of the Crusades .
In 1119 , a new religious order had been established by some French noblemen .