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Medals, Awards And Orders Of The Sovereign Military Order Of Malta
The following is a comprehensive list of orders, decorations, and medals bestowed by the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, both in the present-day and historically. Sovereign Military Hospitalier Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta First Class (Knights of Justice and Conventual Chaplains) : Venerable Bailiff Knights Grand Cross of Justice Professed of Solemn Vows : Knights Grand Cross of Justice Professed of Solemn Vows : Commanders of Justice Professed of Solemn Vows : Knights of Justice Professed of Solemn Vows : Knights of Justice Professed of Simple Vows : Knights admitted to the Novitiate : Conventual Chaplains Grand Cross Professed of Solemn Religious Vows : Conventual Chaplains Professed of Solemn Religious Vows : Conventual Chaplains Professed of Simple Religious Vows Second Class (Knight in Obedience, Knights and Dames in Obedience) : Bailiff Knights Grand Cross in Obedience : Knights and Dames Grand Cross in Obedience : Knights and Dames in Obedienc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sovereign Military Order Of Malta
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 with many countries. The Order claims continuity with the Knights Hospitaller, a chivalric order that was founded about 1099 by the Blessed Gerard in the Kingdom of Jerusalem. The order is led by an elected prince and grand master. Its motto is (''defence of the faith and assistance to the poor''). The Order venerates the Virgin Mary as its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
