The Bible states in John that they pulled up 143 fish:link
Jesus used the term “heaven” 143 times in the gospels : link
Da Vinci’s last supper shows one central figure (Jesus) with four groups of three desciples: link
The 143rd pope was Sergius IV; it is reported that he issued a papal bull ordering muslims out of the Holy Land, seen by many as the first instigator of the crusades: link
The order of the Knights Templar effectively ended with the execution of its last Grand Master, Jacques de Molay in 1314. An interesting date.
It is known that the Templars were particularly fearsome warriors and prevented by oath from leaving the battlefield unless the enemy had a three-to-one superiority. Put simply this would equate to 1 Templar Knight out of 4 combatants, 3 of whom were the enemy...
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