From the Greek words βαφη μητȢς, (baphe metous,) meaning "Baptism of Wisdom" The Knights Templars were falsely accused of worshiping this deity in order to discredit them by King Philip IV of France causing the Pope Clement V to decry them as Gnostics and disband the order in 1312.
From the Greek words βαφη μητȢς, (baphe metous,) meaning "Baptism of Wisdom" The Knights Templars were falsely accused of worshiping this deity in order to discredit them by King Philip IV of France causing the Pope Clement V to decry them as Gnostics and disband the order in 1312.