Those who are soldiers of the temple are of God.
Born in 1113 in Meaux Died on 12 Nov 1174 in Clairvaux. At the age of 61.
Mother was Jean des Barres.
He was the third master of the Knights Templar and ruled the order from March 1149 to 1152. He was already one of the most important dignitaries of the Order of the Temple when the Grand Master Robert de Craon died in January 1149. Since Evrard then bears the title of Tutor of France. Barely appointed, he must intervene militarily at the head of his Knights Templar to save the French king Louis VII, who was involved in the Second Crusade, in the gorges of Pisidia.
Evrard des Barres clearly ratifies and further establishes the Templar codes. He testifies as a true Knight Templar in all values and standards.
As Master of the Temple, he is a valuable role model for the knights. With the help of his brothers, he stood up against the Turks and watched with wisdom and courage. To defend what belonged to him. Also to protect with all his might and strength what belonged to others.
His influence on Louis VII seems to have been strong. When the crusade ends, with a failure for Damascus, Louis VII returns to France, followed by Evrard who lends a large sum of money to the monarch. It is a precedent that will be for the future. However, the master abandoned his troops where they won a victory by defending Jerusalem against an invasion by Turkish troops (circa 1149/1150).
Evrard des Barrès embraced monastic life in Clairvaux on his return and abdicated in 1152, despite pressure from the Knights Templar to remain at their head.
He died in 1174.
Bernard de Tramelay succeeded him.