Temple Church

Temple Church, consecrated in 1185 by Heselech, Patriarch of Jerusalem, was built by the legendary Knights Templar as their English headquarters. The distinctive round nave was modeled after the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, and the church contains the famous effigies of medieval knights, including William Marshal, considered the greatest knight who ever lived. When the Templars were suppressed in 1307, their wealth, secrets, and curse were said to linger in this sacred space. The church gained modern fame through “The Da Vinci Code,” but its paranormal reputation dates back centuries.

The most frequently reported phenomena involve ghostly Knights Templar in full regalia, seen both inside the church and in the surrounding Temple precincts. Witnesses describe seeing armored figures standing guard near the effigies, as if protecting them or the secrets they represent. Some visitors report being followed by a hooded figure through the Round Church, only to have the figure vanish when confronted. The sound of Latin chanting, sword fighting, and marching footsteps echo through the empty church at night, particularly around the anniversary of the Templar suppression.

The church’s crypt and vaults are considered particularly active, with reports of overwhelming sensations of dread and ancient anger. During restoration work, construction crews refused to work alone after experiencing tools being moved, shadow figures, and the feeling of being physically pushed by invisible hands. Psychics who have visited claim the church sits on a powerful ley line and that the Templars performed secret rituals that left permanent spiritual imprints. The area around the penitential cell, where disobedient Templars were imprisoned, emanates a palpable sense of suffering and despair. Paranormal investigators have recorded EVPs in medieval French and Latin, electromagnetic spikes near the effigies, and photographic anomalies showing figures in Templar robes that were invisible to the naked eye during capture.