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S.M.O.M.
The Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM), officially the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta ( it, Sovrano Militare Ordine Ospedaliero di San Giovanni di Gerusalemme, di Rodi e di Malta; la, Supremus Militaris Ordo Hospitalarius Sancti Ioannis Hierosolymitani Rhodiensis et Melitensis), commonly known as the Order of Malta or Knights of Malta, is a Catholic lay religious order, traditionally of a military, chivalric, and noble nature. Though it possesses no territory, the order is often considered a sovereign entity of international law, as it maintains diplomatic relations Diplomacy comprises spoken or written communication by representatives of states (such as leaders and diplomats) intended to influence events in the international system.Ronald Peter Barston, ''Modern diplomacy'', Pearson Education, 2006, p. 1 ... with many countries. The Order claims continuity with the Knights Hospitaller, a order of chivalry, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuel Rousseau
Emmanuel-Frédéric-Gérard Rousseau (also known as Fra' Emmanuel Rousseau as a member of the of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta; born 30 June 1969) is a French archivist. Life Rousseau is born in Nancy in 1969 as the son of Claude Rousseau, an engineer and an officer of the Order of Leopold II of Belgium. He made his solemn vows as a full Knight of Justice on 11 May 2011 at the church Sainte-Élisabeth-de-Hongrie in Paris. A Knight Grand Cross of Justice, he was elected to a five-year term as a member of the Sovereign Council in May 2014. He was elected to a second five-year term as a member of the Sovereign Council in May 2019. Rousseau is curator of the Magistral Libraries and Archives and Vice-President of the (French) ''Académie historique de l'Ordre de Malte''. Rousseau is President of the Historical Commission for the beatification of Empress Zita of Austria. On 3 September 2022, Pope Francis Pope Francis ( la, Franciscus; it, Francesco; es, link=, Franc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |