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Godfrey de St. Audomare was one of the founders of the order of Knights Templars. A branch of the St. Andomare family settled in Wilts, (temp. Edward First); of which county Thomas de St. Omers was then Sheriff; and that office was filled by other members of this family, at different dates, down to the reign of Charles the Second. Their names were variously written at different periods: St. Audomare successively became St. Omero, St. Mauro, Semor, and Senmour. The family of Semer county Dorsetshire, and, by heiresses, those of Eate and Leighton are descended from this stock of St. Audomare. |
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According to legend Hugues de Payens (the first Grand-Master of the Templars) and Godfrey de Audomare were so poor that between the two of them they had only one horse, and this gave rise to the famous image on the seal of the Templars of two men riding a single horse. Also known as: Geoffrey de St Omer, Amand, Omero, Semor and Mauro. |