Commanderie de Reims, Medieval commandry in Reims, France

Commanderie de Reims was a commandry founded in 1170 on the site of the ruined Trinity Church, on Rue du Temple between Porte de Mars and Rue Linguet. The Templars of La Neuville built a hotel, a manor house, a dovecote and an auditorium there, and its chapel stood where houses no. 15 and 17 now are.

Founded in 1170 by Archbishop Henri on the ruins of Trinity Church, the commandry later transferred from Templar to Hospitaller control. This shift in ownership reflected the changing power structures of military religious orders in the region.

The grounds hosted an annual fair on Saint George's Day where merchants and locals gathered together. A cross standing on the property served as the focal point for this community event.

The commandery stood on Rue du Temple, between Porte de Mars and Rue Linguet; its chapel occupied the site of today's houses no. 15 and 17, so look for the street line rather than a standing monument. Other holdings were scattered along Rue des Bouchers, Rue Neuve, Rue des Telliers and Rue des Templiers, with seven houses on Rue du Temple itself.

The commandry's name survives in the street layout: the seat stood on Rue du Temple, and the vanished chapel occupied the site of houses 15 and 17. Seven further houses belonging to the commandry lined the same street, alongside properties on Rue des Bouchers, Rue Neuve, Rue des Telliers and Rue des Templiers.