MORE ON THE ANCIENT CHURCH

I was sure I would remember all the details of each 
thing I saw, but needless to say…..
I'm fairly sure the church is St. Thomas, and I 
wrote in an earlier post that it is built on the 
foundations of a much older building associated
with the Knights Templar.  It is called The Round
Church of the Knights Templar.  I read that the 
Knights were a military monastic order! who were 
often in the front lines during the Crusades.  They 
started out very poor, but quickly amassed lots
of wealth.  

In the church, an impression of a sword is in one of the altar stones - perhaps the remnant of a Knights' gravestone?

Looking back at the open door

I was told there was always a devil or an evil creature somewhere
in the building, as a kind of safeguard against evil entering.
I like it, crouching there.  

Looking toward the altar from the front door of the church

This is what greeted us when we came through the front door.