A balanced, informed, and critical evaluation of OSMTJ (Vanderstock)

Ordre Souverain et Militaire du Temple de Jérusalem (Vanderstock)

Grand Master: Augusto Straffi

Alias: Ordre du Temple (OSMTJ)

Size: Small

Templarism Approach: Unknown

Website(s): https://knights-templar.org.uk/contact.html

Clarity of Succession: Medium

Relations with other Branches: Relations seem limited, but positive.

Archive: Medium

Respectability: High Respectability.

Unique Holdings: 

• Unknown

Pros:

• OSMTJ (Vanderstock) benefits from one of the clearest lines of succession in the Neo-Templar movement, derived from the election of Antoine Zdrojewski over Fernando de Sousa Fontes in 1970.

Cons:

• The split between Vanderstock and Hastier in the 1990s has diluted both of their succession claims.

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