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The Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM), officially the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta, [a] and commonly known as the Order of Malta or the Knights of Malta, is a Catholic lay religious order, traditionally of a military, chivalric, and noble nature. [4]
Flag of the Sovereign Military and Hospitaller Order of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta. From the years 1090 and 1530, the Maltese Islands were a non-autonomous part of the Kingdom of Sicily and thus had the same sovereign. At this time the Nobility of Malta resided in or around Mdina.
The three Classes of the Knights of Malta - official website of the Order of Malta "Sovereign Military Order of Malta in the United Kingdom - Order pro Merito Melitensi". "Blog containing photographs of Medals, neck crosses and sashs for Knights & Dames" (in Portuguese).
This secret fraternal order, also known as Ladies of the Knights Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem, was originally named Ladies of Malta. In 1902, it was consolidated with the Daughters of Malta, and assumed the name "Dames of Malta." These Dames are an auxiliary to the Ancient and Illustrious Order Knights of Malta.
On 30 May 1931, Chigi was elected Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, [3] Both of Chigi's parents had been members of the Order: his father was a Bailiff Knight Grand Cross of Devotion (since 21 June 1879) [4] and his mother was a Dame decorated with the Cross of Devotion (since 10 June 1876).
Princes and grand masters of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (1 C, 9 P) Pages in category "Sovereign Military Order of Malta" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.
The Grand Hospitaller coordinates the Order's humanitarian and charitable activities. The Receiver of the Common Treasure directs the administration of the finances and property of the Order. All members of the Sovereign Council, other than the Grand Master, have the honorific address His Excellency (abbreviated H.E.; S.E. in Italian).
The Maltese cross as defined by the constitution of the Order of St. John remains the symbol of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, of the Order of Saint John and its allied orders, of the Venerable Order of Saint John, and of their various service organisations. [6] Numerous other modern orders of merit have used the eight-pointed cross. [6]