Templar Cross & Lion Apparel: Faith and Fortitude

Two symbols dominate Templar-inspired design: the red cross pattée the brothers wore on their mantles, and the heraldic lion — medieval shorthand for courage and fortitude. Together they say in one image what the order’s rule took hundreds of clauses to say: faith first, courage always.

Before you wear either one, it’s worth knowing what you’re wearing:

• Templar cross meaning — why the red cross stood for martyrdom, not conquest.
• Knights Templar symbols and what each one means — the full guide, from the two-rider seal to the Beauséant.
• What the Templars actually wore — recreating historically accurate attire.
• The modern Knights Templar uniform — how the look translates today.