ðə tˈɛmplɚz wɜːɹ ɐ ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs ænd mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ˈɔːɹdɚɹ ʌv nˈaɪts hˌuː ɛskˈɔːɹɾᵻd pˈɪlɡɹɪmz tə dʒɚɹˈuːsələm æɾə tˈaɪm wɛn sˈʌtʃ pˈɪlɡɹɪmɪdʒᵻz wɜːɹ ɐtˈɛndᵻd baɪ dˈeɪndʒɚz fɹʌm ɹˈɑːbɚz.
The Templars were a religious and military order of Knights who escorted pilgrims to Jerusalem at a time when such pilgrimages were attended by dangers from robbers.