Sovereign Military Order of Malta facts for kids
The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta (Latin: Supremus Militaris Ordo Hospitalarius Sancti Ioannis Hierosolymitani Rhodiensis et Melitensis), also known as Order of Malta is a sovereign country in Rome, that has no territory. It was founded around 1048 in Jerusalem with the goal of giving medical care to anyone in need, regardless of religion or race.
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Leader and Founder
The founder and leader at the time was Gerard. He was an Italian Roman Catholic.
History
They originated in Jerusalem, and after being exiled from the city they moved to the Rhodes. After that to Malta, and then lastly the went to Rome and the Pope Paschal II declared them as an independent nation though they had no territory.
Images for kids
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Blessed Gerard, founder of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem. Copper engraving by Laurent Cars, about 1725.
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The Battle of Lepanto (1571), unknown artist, late 16th century
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Emperor Paul of Russia wearing the Crown of the Grand Master of the Order of Malta (1799).
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Cardinal Raymond Burke, Patron of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta since 2014
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Coat of arms of the Knights of Malta from the façade of the church of San Giovannino dei Cavalieri, Florence, Italy
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Flags of Knights Hospitaller in Saint Peter's Castle, Bodrum, Turkey. Left to right: Fabrizio Carretto (1513–1514); Amaury d'Amboise (1503–1512); Pierre d'Aubusson (1476–1503); Jacques de Milly (1454–1451).
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Flags of Malta and the SMOM on Fort St. Angelo
See also
In Spanish: Orden de Malta para niños