Robert is at Knights Church London

In a palce in London known as Temple Church or Knights Church lies the body of a man named Robert de Ros.

Temple Church was built by Knights Templar an order of warrior monks who went on Crusade in the 12th century. Their task was to protect pilgrims along the road to and from Jerusalem. The church has two parts the Chancel and The Round Church. The Round Church is designed to look like The Church of The Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. It was built in 1185.

By the year 1145 Templars wore white tunics and robes with red crosses. Why.... the secret to that may be found in the Bible in the book of Revelations where is says....the martyrs of Christ clad in white robes washed with the blood of the Lamb (Revelation 7:14) are those who will be called to life at the "first resurrection". For a millennium they will reign with Christ; at its end, Satan will lead all the nations of the earth against ‘the beloved city’ Jerusalem (Revelation 20:9). The final battle will be in Jerusalem and the Knights buried in The Round Church are armed, ready and awaiting that call.

 

                                                 
Robert de Ros, born around 1171 in Yorshire England was also known as 4th Baron of Hamlake, and was my 25th Great Grand Father. He was a member of the Order of Knights Templar and had the title of Furfan which meant Grand Master. In the year 1211 Lord Robert became a monk. By 1213 he was Sheriff of Cumberland and later Govenor of Carlisle.

                                  de Ros Coat of Arms you can find it on the chart of Barons

In 1215 he was assigned to be one of the 25 Barons who were to oversee provisions of the Magna Carta were followed. He died in 1226 and was buried wearing the robes of the Order of Knights Templar in Yorkshire and later moved to Temple Church in London.

                                               Arms of the 25 Barons of the Magna Carta Surety


When Sir Robert died he gave the manor and the tithes made from the manor of Ribston to the Templars for the maintenence of his burial and his body for the Holy Land. Ribston is a small village in Yorkshire, England. There is small chapel dedicated to Templars that has been incorporated into a Manor Hall. The charter for this gift of Ribston reads like this....

To all the faithful of Christ to whom this present writing of Robert de Ros shall come Health in the Lord. Be it known to all of you that I by intuition of divine piety and for the health of my soul and those of my ancestors and successors have given granted and by this my present charter have confirmed to God and Blessed Mary and the Brethren and the Knighthood of the Temple, my manor of Ribston with the advowson of the Church of the same township and the vill of Walshford with the mills of the said vill, and with all other their appurtenances and franchises and free customs and easements to wit with demesnes and homage’s, with free tenants and rents, assises and villenage with woods and plains, with meadows and pastures, with ways and paths, with waters and mills, with pools and fishponds, with moors and marshes, with turbaries and all commons, with free entries and exits in all things and places within the vill and without to the aforesaid manor of Ribston appertaining without any withholding. As wholly as I ever held the said manor entirely with it’s appurtenances. To have and to hold to the aforesaid brethren of the Knighthood of the Temple in pure free and perpetual alms as freely quietly and unburdened as any alms can be freely well and quietly given to any religious house. And this gift I have made to God and St Mary and the aforesaid brethren of the Knighthood of the Temple with my body and in aid of the Holy Land in the East with all improvements, which the said brethren in the said manors and its appurtenances shall make. And I the aforesaid Robert and my heirs the aforesaid gift with advowson of the aforesaid church and all their appurtenances to the aforesaid brethren of the Knighthood of the Temple against all men will warrant acquit and defend forever. In order therefore that this donation, concession, and confirmation of my charter may have firm effect I have strengthened it with the impression of my seal. These being witnesses, Robert de Veteri Ponte, Martin de Pateshill, John fitz Robert, Brian de Lisle, William de Lisle, Richard Duket, Robert de Cokefeld, William de Tameton, William de Barton, Walter de Soureby, Walter de Wildeker, Adam de Linton, Robert de Garton, and many others.