The Lost Colony of the Templars by Steven Sora

The Lost Colony of the Templars by Steven Sora

Reveals the existence of a Templar colony in the New World and how the explorer Verrazano, also a member of a secret society, attempted to reestablish contact with it

- Explores Columbus's connection to Henry Sinclair's maps of the New World

- Examines the secret alliance of Catholic Sulpicians and French Huguenots to preserve the Templar legacy

- Reveals the hidden knowledge preserved in the Templar baptisteries found throughout Europe and in Newport, Rhode Island

In 1524 the Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazano was sent by the French king Francis I on an expedition ostensibly to find a shorter route to China. However, his true mission, Steven Sora suggests, was to contact a Templar colony that might have been established in Newport, Rhode Island, by Henry Sinclair at the end of the 14th century. In his expedition log Verrazano recorded that his only stay on this journey was at Newport Harbor, the site of a tower built to the exact measurements of a Templar baptistery, a sacred sanctuary representing baptism and eternal life.

This tower is a remnant of Sinclair's voyage to America nearly a century before that of Columbus (who had access to Sinclair's maps thanks to his wife, who was Sinclair's great-granddaughter). While Verrazano's mission succeeded in finding the tower, the colony itself eluded him. His backers then decided to resurrect the dream of Acadia--a place where they could aspire to higher knowledge without fear of Church or state--by creating a new Secret Society that included Huguenots and Catholic Sulpicians. This Company of the Holy Sacrament would lay the foundations for Montreal in an attempt to realize the ambitions of Sinclair and his Templar companions, as well as to stave off efforts by the Jesuits to transform Quebec into a fiefdom of the orthodox Church. Quebec's motto, Je me souviens (I remember), is a reference to this secret history.

Steven Sora has been researching historical enigmas since 1982 and is the author of several books, including The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar and Secret Societies of America's Elite. A regular contributor to Atlantis Rising magazine, he was featured in the History Channel movie Holy Grail in America and on the TV show America Unearthed on History Channel 2. He lives in Easton, Pennsylvania.

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ISBN 13	9781594770197
ISBN 10	1594770190
Title	The Lost Colony of the Templars
Author	Steven Sora
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Year published	2004-11-11
Number of pages	288
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