Charleston, S.C.; Oldest Knights Templar Commandery in U.S.

Templar Seal from Charleston, S.C.

The oldest Knights Templar Commandery was established in Charleston, S.C. in 1780. The history of the document can be found here. The inscription on the seal, "IN HOC SIGNO VINCES" is translated, "In this sign you will conquer" This is alleged to be the same motto used by Constantine. It came to him in a vision in Greek, "ἐν τούτῳ νίκα", and appeared with a cross above the sun. Although he was considered the first Christian emperor he still tolerated pagan practices and even killed Christians if they were not of the right "branch" of Christianity.

In 330 AD Constantine built the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. This became a place of sacred pilgrimages throughout the Middle Ages. Around 1065 the Turks massacred 3000 Christians and the Poor Fellow- Soldiers of Christ was formed to protect the Christians on these pilgrimages.They later became known as the Knights Templar as they resided on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. They also used the motto "In hoc signo vinces"
The motto "MEMENTO MORI" roughly means a  reminder of death or failure. Could this be in reference to the round up and later execution of the Templars on October the 13, 1307?

Charleston is situated on the 33rd parallel. This made it the choice of Issac Long, who brought a statue of Baphomet to Charleston and established the Scottish rite there. Albert Pike moved to Charleston, S.C. in 1852 and it was here he succeded Long and changed the name to  "The New and Reformed Palladian Rite" of Freemasonry. " This is considered to be the Mother Supreme Council of the World. The other two headquarters of this Rite are in Rome, Italy and Berlin, Germany. It is in his book "Morals and Dogma" that Pike describes the god of Freemasonry as Lucifer.

Renaissance Weekend, formerly held on Hilton Head Island, was relocated to Cherleston in 2001.  The press release states, "More than 1,200 "movers-and-shakers" from across the nation will exchange views in 400 lectures, seminars, panel discussions and workshops from 8 a.m. till midnight each day. The non-partisan gathering encourages divergent views among leaders in business and finance, education, religion, law and medicine, government, the media, science and technology, sports, non-profits, and the arts." This was attended in the past by the Clintons. An illustrative list of past participants can be found here .

Father Malachi Martin, in his book "Windswept House"  writes of a satanic ritual that took place in the vatican and concurrently in Charleston, S.C. Later in an interview he states, "Oh yes, it is true; very much so...But the only way I could put that down into print is in novelistic form.” This ritual took place on June 29, 1963 and was called "The Enthronement of the Fallen Archangel Lucifer". Whether this is true or not there is still enough evil activity in the City of Charleston to rename it the un-Holy City.