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Order Of Saint John (other)
Order of Saint John or Knights Hospitaller is a chivalric order of the Crusades and early modern period, after 1530 also known as "Knights of Malta" Order of Saint John of Jerusalem may also refer to: * Sovereign Military Order of Malta (since 1822), officially ''Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta'', modern Catholic continuation of the Order of Saint John * Alliance of the Orders of Saint John of Jerusalem, a federation of mutually recognised Protestant branches of the Order of Saint John (since 1961) ** Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg), now headquartered in Berlin, separated from the Catholic Order of Malta as a Protestant order of merit in 1812 ** Order of Saint John (chartered 1888), whose Sovereign Head is the monarch of the Commonwealth realms; based in London, its responsibilities include overseeing St. John Ambulance and the St. John Eye Hospital in Jerusalem ** Order of Saint John in Sweden, whose Sovereign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Saint John
The Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem, commonly known as the Knights Hospitaller (), is a Catholic Church, Catholic Military order (religious society), military order. It was founded in the Crusader states, crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem in the 12th century and had headquarters there until 1291, thereafter being based in Kolossi Castle in Cyprus (1302–1310), the island of Hospitaller Rhodes, Rhodes (1310–1522), Hospitaller Malta, Malta (1530–1798), and Saint Petersburg (1799–1801). The Hospitallers arose in the early 12th century at the height of the Cluniac Reform, Cluniac movement, a reformist movement within the Order of Saint Benedict, Benedictine monastic order that sought to strengthen religious devotion and charity for the poor. Earlier in the 11th century, merchants from Duchy of Amalfi, Amalfi founded a hospital in Jerusalem dedicated to John the Baptist where Benedictine monks cared for sick, poor, or injured Christian Pilgrimage, pilg ... [...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, 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. Though it possesses no territory, the order is often considered a sovereign entity under international law. The Order traces its institutional 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 government of the Sovereign Order of Malta has a similar structure to state governments. However, it also includes specific features associated with its nature as a lay religious order, as well as particular terminology evolved from nine centuries of history. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alliance Of The Orders Of Saint John Of Jerusalem
The Alliance of the Orders of Saint John of Jerusalem is a federation of European (mostly Protestant) chivalric orders that share inheritance of the tradition of the medieval military Knights Hospitaller (Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem). History The Alliance was formed in 1961 to encourage closer collaboration between its member orders in matters of common concern, and comprises: *The ''Johanniterorden'' (''Balley Brandenburg des Ritterlichen Ordens Sankt Johannis vom Spital zu Jerusalem'', or the "Bailiwick of Brandenburg of the Chivalric Order of Saint John of the Hospital of Jerusalem"), based in Germany, as well as the non-German commanderies affiliated with the Bailiwick of Brandenburg, of which four have an autonomous status: ** the ''Johanniter Ridderskapet i Finland'', based in Finland, ** the ''Association des Chevaliers de St. Jean'', based in France, ** the ''Kommende der Johanniterritter in der Schweiz'', based in Switzerland, and ** the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Saint John (Bailiwick Of Brandenburg)
The Bailiwick of Brandenburg of the Chivalric Order of Saint John of the Hospital at Jerusalem (), commonly known as the Order of Saint John or the Johanniter Order (German: ''Johanniterorden''), is the Germans, German Protestantism, Protestant branch of the Knights Hospitaller, the oldest surviving chivalric order, which generally is considered to have been founded at Jerusalem in 1099. The Order is led by its thirty-seventh ''Herrenmeister'' ("Master of the Knights" or Grand master (order), Grand Master), Oskar Prinz von Prussia (b. 1959), Oskar Prince of Prussia. Each of its knights, about four thousand men worldwide, is either a Knight of Justice (''Rechtsritter'') or a Knight of Honour (''Ehrenritter''). Membership in the Order is by appointment only, and individuals may not petition for admission; it is not limited to German citizens or German speakers, and knights include citizens and residents of numerous countries. Although membership is no longer limited to the nobility, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Saint John (chartered 1888)
The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (), commonly known as the Order of St John, and also known as St John International, is an order of chivalry constituted in 1888 by royal charter from Queen Victoria and dedicated to St John the Baptist. The order traces its origins back to the Knights Hospitaller in the Middle Ages, the oldest surviving Order of chivalry, chivalric order which is generally considered to be founded in Jerusalem in 1099, which was later known as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Order of Malta. A faction of them emerged in France in the 1820s and moved to Britain in the early 1830s, where, after operating under a succession of grand priors and different names, it became associated with the founding in 1882 of the St John Ophthalmic Hospital near the Old City (Jerusalem), old city of Jerusalem and the St John Ambulance, St John Ambulance Brigade in 1887. The order is found throughout the Commonwealth of Nations, Hong Kong, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Saint John In Sweden
The Order of Saint John in Sweden ( ) is a Protestant chivalric order. It is a member of the Alliance of the Orders of Saint John of Jerusalem. It was founded in 1920 in Stockholm, Sweden, as an affiliate of the German Bailiwick of Brandenburg. In November 1946, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Gustaf V as the ''Johanniterorden i Sverige''. King Carl XVI Gustaf Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus; born 30 April 1946) is King of Sweden. Having reigned since 1973, he is the longest-reigning monarch in Swedish history. Carl Gustaf was born during the reign of his paternal great-grandfather, K ... is the current High Patron, and Queen Silvia is the First Honorary Member of the Order. Medals, honors, and other ceremonial decorations from the Order are officially open to all citizens; however, they are currently only awarded to members of the House of Nobility, making it a '' de facto'' noble order. Gallery Ceremonial clothes for Knights of the Order, dat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Saint John In The Netherlands
The Order of Saint John in the Netherlands, also known as the Johanniter Orde, is a Dutch chivalric order and protestant equivalent of the Order of Malta. The order was founded in 1909 on the initiative of Prince consort Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin as a Dutch branch of the Prussian Order of Saint John under the official name of Commenderij Nederland van de Balije Brandenburg der Johanniter Orde. The name was changed to its current name in 1958. Membership of the order is exclusive to protestant members of the Dutch nobility. P.J. d'Artillac Brill Sr., ''Beknopte geschiedenis der Nederlandse Ridderorden''. the Hague, Nijhoff, 1958 While the order has its own activities, it most commonly works together with the Red Cross and the Dutch association of the Order of Malta. The decorations of the order and membership of it are counted among the medals of the Netherlands and may be worn on military uniforms. The Chapter of the Order The governing body of the Order of Saint John in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Tradition Of The Knights Hospitaller
The Russian tradition of the Knights Hospitaller is a collection of charitable organisations claiming continuity with the Russian Orthodox grand priory of the Order of Saint John. The order emerged when Malta was captured by Napoleon in 1798 during the expedition to Egypt. The Grand Master at the stronghold of Malta, Ferdinand von Hompesch, failed to anticipate or prepare for the threat. The Order continued to exist in a diminished form and negotiated with European governments for a return to power. The Emperor of Russia gave shelter to the largest number of Knights in St Petersburg and this gave rise to the Russian tradition of the Knights Hospitaller and recognition within the Russian Imperial Orders. In gratitude the Knights declared Ferdinand von Hompesch deposed and Emperor Paul I was elected as the new Grand Master. The continuous Order was also approved by the Papacy, but due to British fear of Russians establishing a presence in the Mediterranean and because many k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Saint John Of Jerusalem (Russia)
The Order of Saint John of Jerusalem (Maltese Cross) was an order of the Russian Empire that was named after Saint John the Baptist. History In 1798, when Napoleon I captured Malta during an expedition to Egypt, the knights of the order turned to the Russian Emperor Paul I with a request to assume the rank of Grand Master of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, to which the latter agreed. On November 29, 1798, Paul I issued the highest Manifesto on the Establishment in Favor of the Russian Nobility of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem and the Rule for the Acceptance of the Nobility of the Russian Empire into this order. During the reign of Paul I, the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem became, in essence, the highest distinction awarded for civil and military merit. The award of the commandery surpassed in its significance even the awarding of the Order of Saint Andrew the First–Called, since this expressed the personal benevolence of the sovereign. On the day of his coronat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Prussian Order Of Saint John
The Royal Prussian Order of Saint John () was an order of merit in the Kingdom of Prussia. It was set up in 1812 and was awarded until the inauguration of the modern Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg), Order of Saint John in 1852. History The former Order of Saint John (Brandenburg Bailiwick of the Knightly Order of Saint John of the Hospital of Jerusalem) was dissolved and all its possessions confiscated by the state due to an edict of 30 October 1810 and the royal charter of Frederick William III of Prussia dated 23 January 1811. The last Lord Master of the old Order, Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia, became the first Grand Master of the new Order, though he died in 1813 and was succeeded as Grand Master by Prince Henry of Prussia (1781–1846), Prince Henry of Prussia. Insignia The insignia of the 'new Order' was an eight pointed gold and white-enamel cross (without a surmounting crown but with a black Prussian eagle in a gold crown in each of its four a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knights Of St
A knight is a person granted an honorary title of a knighthood by a head of state (including the pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the church, or the country, especially in a military capacity. The concept of a knighthood may have been inspired by the ancient Greek ''hippeis'' (ἱππεῖς) and Roman ''equites''. In the Early Middle Ages in Western Christian Europe, knighthoods were conferred upon mounted warriors. During the High Middle Ages, a knighthood was considered a class of petty nobility. By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect Royal court, courtly Christian warrior. Often, a knight was a vassal who served as an elite fighter or a bodyguard for a lord, with payment in the form of land holdings. The lords trusted the knights, who were skilled in Horses in warfare, battle on horseback. In the Middle Ages, a knighthood was closely linked with horsemanship (and especially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knights Of Malta (other)
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Knight of Malta may refer to: *a member of the Knights Hospitaller after 1530 *a member of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta after 1822 *a rank within the Knights Templar (Freemasonry) *a member of the Ancient and Illustrious Order Knights Of Malta, a Protestant fraternal society *''The Knight of Malta'', a Jacobean-era stage play *, a cargo liner See also *History of Malta under the Order of Saint John Hospitaller Malta, known in History of Malta, Maltese history as the Knights' Period (, ), was a ''de facto'' state which existed between 1530 and 1798 when the Mediterranean islands of Malta (island), Malta and Gozo were ruled by the Knights Hos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
