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Order of St. John

• today: Order of Malta
• Sovereign Order of the Knights of the Holy John of Yerusalem, Rhodos and Malta

Contents

• Flags

• Coat

• Coat of Arms

• History

Flags

Flag of the Order of St. John,
Source, by: Wikipedia (D)





Flag of the Grand Master of the Order of St. John,
Source, by: Wikipedia (D)

Coat

Coat's colour and coat's cross of the Order of St. John



Knight of the Order of St. John
The Knights Order followed the Augustinian rule. That's why the Knights have been dressed in black.

Coat of Arms

Coat of arms of the Order of St. John,
Source, by: Wikipedia (D)

History

The Order of St. John was founded in 1048. Initially employed in nursing, it transformed in the midgle of the 12th century into a military knights order to protect the pilgrims in the Holy Land. Jerusalem was the seat of the Order, from 1291 Rhodes, from 1530 Malta, from 1798 Moscow, from 1803 Catania, from 1826 Ferrara and since 1834 Rome. In the time of its existence in Malta was taken over the name "Maltese Order". When the Order was expelled by Napoleonic troops from Malta in 1798 the order lost its territory, and in many parts of Europe the possessions of the order became confiscated. The Treaty of Verona (1822), confirmed the status of the order as a sovereign, but without its own territory. In 1538 some knights beceme Protestant, and they splitet in a separate order, which took over the name "Order of St. John" and maintained it. Both Orders, the Maltese Order and the Order of St. John, work today in nursing and emergency assistance again. Between 1651 and 1659 the island of Saint Barthélemy was a possession of the Order of Malta, and the northern part of the island of St-Martin was – as a French fiefdom – a possession of the Order between 1651 and 1665. In 1879 the dignity of the Grand Master (according to the rank of a cardinal) was renewed by the Pope, and in 1953 the order was confirmed as a sovereign Order (electoral monarchy) and is now recognized by about 50 states and organizations as an object of international law.

Source: Wikipedia (D), Volker Preuß



Kindly supported by: E. Hoheisel (D)