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Larmenius Charter
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The Larmenius Charter or Carta Transmissionis ("Charter of Transmission") is a coded Latin manuscript purportedly created by Johannes Marcus Larmenius (Fr.: Jean-Marc Larmenius) in February 1324, detailing the transfer of leadership of the Knights Templar to Larmenius after the death of Jacques de Molay.
It also has appended to it a list of 22 successive grand masters of the Knights Templar after de Molay, ending in 1804, the name of Bernard-Raymond Fabré-Palaprat appearing last on the list (who revealed the alleged existence of the charter in 1804). The document is written in a supposed devised ancient Knights Templar codex.[1] Currently in Freemason custody, the document is kept at the Mark Masons Hall in London. An English translation of the Larmenius Charter was published in 1830.[2]
Some researchers have concluded that it is a forgery.[3]
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Background
Since its unveiling, the charter has been suspected to be a forgery by some, particularly Masonic researchers, suggesting it was the work of a Jesuit named Father Bonani, who assisted Philippe II, Duke of Orléans in 1705 to fabricate the document; yet no evidence exists for this claim. Other researchers, such as John Yarker, Friedrich Münter, and Henri Grégoire, believed the charter to be authentic.[4][5]
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Legacy
The Larmenius Charter is still used today by some in the neo-Templar movement as a means to claim legitimacy back to the original order.[6] Notably, on October 2, 2021, Ronald S. Mangum, Grandmaster of Ordre Souverain et Militaire du Temple de Jérusalem (OSMTJ), ceremonially signed a copy of the Larmenius Charter at Castle Otttis in St. Augustine, Florida.[7]
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