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Section 1. Historic Texts.
Section 2. Articles.
Section 3. eBook.
Section 4. Pictures.
Section 5. Information Resources.
Section 6. History Ring Links.
Section 1. Historic Texts of the Order.
General.
Grand Masters List
* Bull of Pascal II confirming the foundation of the Order 1113
* The Rule of Blessed Raymond du Puy
* Statutes of Fra. Jobert 1176
* Statutes of Fra. Jobert 1177
* Statutes of Fra. Roger de Moulins 1181
* Letter from the East to Master of Knights Hospitaller 1187
* The proofs of
nobility required by the Order in the XVI Century. Investiture of a new Knight pre 1798
* Memoirs of the Duke of Rovigo-Savary, Malta May 1798
The Surrender of Malta to the French Republic 1798
The Treaty of Amiens relative to the Order of St John of Jerusalem
* The Full Treaty
of Amiens Treaty between the Grand Priory of German and the Grand Priory of
Bavaria 1806
The Sovereign Military Order of
Malta
Papal Brief: Inclytum Antiquitate Originis, June
22nd 1888
The Alliance of Chivalric Orders of
St. John.
* Texts of Agreements between
Alliance Members and SMOM
The Russian Grand
Priory.
Report on the proposed
Catholic Grand Priory of Russia 1797
Creation of the
Catholic Grand Priory of Russia 1797
Proclamation of
Paul I as Protector of the Order of Malta 1797
Proposed creation
of Greek Orthodox Commanderies 1797
Report on the
Creation of Orthodox Commanderies 1798
The Maltese Order
During 1797 - 1801 from the official records
Epistle of Pius VI
to de Litta 5th November 1798
Election of Paul I
as Grand Master 1798
Creation of
Commanderies for Russian Nobles 1798
Support from the
Grand Priory of Germany for Paul I - Oct. 1798
Lord Nelson's
letter to Emperor Paul I of Russia - Nov. 1798
Edict for the two
Russian Grand Priories - Dec. 1798
Appeal by Paul I,
Grand-Master of the Order, to the European Nobility Dec. 1798
Order from Paul I
Grand-Master ejecting Bavaria from the Order 1798
Pro memoria of
Pius VII to Mgr Laurent de Litta Nuncio to Russia March 1799
The Abdication of
Hompesch to the Emperors of Austria and Russia 1799 Treaty between Grand Master Paul I and
Maximilian IV Joseph of Bavaria 1799
Report from the
Annual Register of the Order of St John for 1799
Ukase 19.044
concerning the establishment of Hereditary Commanderies 1799
Confirmation of
Soltikoff as Lieutenant Grand Master 1801 Decree of the Sacred Council concerning the
Grand Priory of Bavaria 1801
The Decision of
the Sacred Council 1801
Letter from Lord
St Helens to Augustus Paget 1802
Translation of
Ukase 24.134. of 1810
Translation of
Ukase 24.882. of 1811
Free Translation
of Ukase 26.626. of 1817
Translation of
Ukase 26.626. of 1817
Transactions
concluded in the reign of Emperor Paul I, 1838
The Maltese Cross
on Russian Badges, 1897-1916
Petition to
re-establish the Order of Malta in Russia, 1902.
Petition granted
to wear insignia of St John 1912. Hereditary Knights of the Order of St John of
Jerusalem 1914.
The Declaration
of the Hereditary Commanders at June 1928
Historical Notice by Dr. Baron Michel
de Taube, 1950
Declaration by Grand Duke Andrei
Vladimirovitch, 1950
Constitution of the Russian Grand
Priory 1953 Paul Demidoff's Union Diploma 1958
Russian Grand Priory warning on
Russian mimic "Orders" 1960 Letter from Mr Nicholas Pushkin to Professor Harrison Smith
1962
Diploma of Alexis Bobrinskoy as an Hereditary Commander
1962.
Appointment of a Representative of the Russian Order for
England 1964
Genealogy Table of Protectors of the
Russian Grand Priory
The Priory of Dacia of the Russian Grand
Priory.
Archives A-H Title Sheet and Archive Index
Archive A:
The Declaration of the Hereditary Commanders
June 1928
Archive B:
Authorisation given to Baron Michael de Taube
September 1929.
Archive C:
Letter to the Dacia Priory from Baron Michael
de Taube September 1950.
Archive D:
The approval to create the Priory of Dacia 1938.
Archive E:
Declaration by Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovitch, 1950
Archive F:
Historical Notice by Professor Baron Michel de Taube, 1950
Archive G:
Grand Duke Andrei Romanoff as Protector to the Priory of Dacia
1950.
Archive H: Historical
Notice on the Russian Grand Priory - Danish Committee 1950
Archive I:
Declaration by the Union 12th December 1964.
Archive J:
Statement of purpose of the Priory of Dacia 1972
Archive K:
Priory of Dacia Investiture Ceremony
1939/1950
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Section 2. Articles on the History of the Order.
General.
The sayings of the Knights Encyclopaedia Britannica The Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
Comprehensive Bibliography on the Order of St. John
* A Bibliography on the Order of St. John
* Adam Bennington's annotated Bibliography on the Knights Hospitallers
* Hamburg University's historical sources on the Hospitallers of Rhodes(1310-1522)
An account of the Order of St. John by Sir Bernard Burke
* History of the early Order by Father Gérard Tonque Lagleder O.S.B.
* The Order of Hospitallers in Jerusalem
* Knights
Hospitaller Wikipedia article * A short history of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem
* The Hospitallers - Select Chronology by Simon Phillips
* A history of the origins of Order of St. John to 1798 (MVO History)
A short history of the Order of St. John from 1070 to 1798
A short history of the Order of St. John from 1798 to 1874
* A Maltese History of the Order from its foundation until 1798
* The French invasion of Malta 1798
* The Malta
Study Center History of the Order of St. John The Knights of St. John in Rhodes * A History of
the Knights of St. John in Rhodes * Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem, Catholic Encyclopedia
* The Charitable
and Medical Activities of the Hospitallers and Templars, 11th-15th Centuries
* The Saints of the Order of St. John
* The Life of St. John the Almsgiver
* St John the Almsgiver
* St John the
Almsgiver * Our Lady of Philermos
* Our Lady of
Philermos - OSJ Site * International
Symposium on Our Lady of Philermos* The Life of St. Julian the Hospitaller
* Coinage of the Knights in Malta
* The Mint of Malta
Orders connected to the Order of St. John of Jerusalem
* The miniature Empire of the Knights of Malta
History of the Maltese Cross The Sinister use of the Maltese Cross? * The Cross of Malta
* Knights of St John in England, Scotland, and Ireland pre Reformation
* Knights of St John in England, Scotland, and Ireland pre Reformation (old copy)
List of British Priors
* An Heraldic Tour of Rhodes
* An Heraldic Tour of the Castle of Saint Peter, Bodrum (Turkey)
* Bodrum Museum Turkish view of the History of the Knights of St John
* Bodrum Museum Galley Slaves Exhibit
* Pierre d'
Aubusson, Grand Master and the treatment of the Jews in Rhodes * The Jewish Slaves of the Order of Malta
* The Napoleon's Invasion of Malta
* The Hospitallers of St. John in the Netherlands
Russian Grand
Priory. The Sovereign Military Order of
Malta. The Most Venerable Order of St.
John. The Chivalric Alliance of Orders of
Saint John. Back to Index
* Knights
of Malta, 1523-1798 by R. Cohen The Sovereign Military Order of
Malta Local Properties of the Order in
Britain.
* Properties of the OSJ in
Herefordshire
* Properties of the OSJ in
Northamptonshire
* Toller
Fratum, Dorset, England (Mediæval Hospitaller Property)
Properties of the OSJ in Norfolk
Commanderies of the Order of St John
in England Houses of Knights Hospitallers - Preceptory of Chippenham Houses of Knights Hospitallers - Preceptory of Shingay
* Biographical Dictionary of the
Corps of Pages: An Outline
Hereditary Commanders and Royal
Orthodox Protectors
Historical arguments on the legitimacy
of the Russian Grand Priory
* The Russian Connection
* The
survival of the Russian tradition of St. John
Emperor Paul I of Russia, and his Russian Grand Priory,
Order of Saint John
On the road to reconciliation, Fr
Michael Foster talks to Dr Francis Cachia
Russian Grand Priory - Time Line
* Paul I, Martyr, Emperor of
Russia Treasures of Catherine the Great - Exhibition Corps des Pages, Russia's Dream of Chivalry
The creation of the Priory of Dacia
1939 * The use of
Russian Double headed eagle as a supporter for the arms of the Order
Russian Grand Priory warning on
Russian mimic "Orders" 1950
Russian Grand Priory warning on
Russian mimic "Orders" 1960
Russian Grand Priory warning on
Russian mimic "Orders" 1977
* An Essay on the Order of St.
John (S.M.O.M.)
* G C H Nullens' History of the
Order of Malta (Index found under Part 3. Knights of Malta)
* Order of Malta (Canadian SMOM):
History.
* T.Rancheny's history of the
Order of Malta
* Peter
Drummond-Murray's History of the Order of Malta
* François
Velde's History of the SMOM.
* The Knights Hospitaller early
history - Guy Stair Sainty.
* The Knights Hospitaller on
Rhodes - Guy Stair Sainty.
* The Knights Hospitaller on
Malta - Guy Stair Sainty.
* From the loss of Malta to the
Modern Era - Guy Stair Sainty. * The Sovereign
Military Order of Malta in the USA
* A brief historical survey of
the Knights Hospitallers in Poland
* SMOM Museum, History of the
Order of Malta
* The Profession of Fra James
Michael V. Stroebel as a Knights of Justice in Solemn Vows
* Members of the SMOM and the
Nazis, Covert Action article
* Conspiracy Nation -- Knights of
Malta
* The Struggle for World
Catholicism - critical article on SMOM
* News Reports on the SMOM
Benito Mussolini - Grand Cross of SMOM.
The Hospitaller Knights of St. John
the Baptist, Spain
* Early History of the British
Order founded in 1831
Cecil Torr: The Order of St. John of Jerusalem in England
* The
foundation of the British Order of St. John of Jerusalem (Old Page)
* The
Foundation of the Order as a British Royal Order
* The Foundation of the Order as
a British Royal Order (Old Page) * The Robes and
Insignia of the Most Venerable Orderof St John
* The St. John
Alliance
Section 3. eBooks on the history of the
Order.
* Three short works; Dance of
Death, Legend of Saint Julian the Hospitaller, A Simple Soul
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to Index
Section 4.
Pictures illustrating the history
of the Order.
* Fresco in the Via Condotti Rome
Paul I Emperor of Russia Painting by Salvatori Tonci 
Emperor Paul I, Grand Master Order of St. John,
1798-1801 
* Emperor Paul I,
Painting by Stepan Shchukin, 1796 
Portraits of the Protectors of the
Order of St. John 
Arms of the Grand Masters of Rhodes 
* Arms of
the Grand Masters of the Hospital 
* Etchings of the
Grand Master of the Order of St John of Jerusalem 
* Costumes; Plate #16b - 12th
& 13th Cent. Knights of St. John 
* Costumes; Plate #16a - 12th
& 13th Cent. Sisters of St. John 
* Costume
of Hospitaller & Templar Knights c1250 
French Knight of Order of Malta 1678
Knight of Order of Malta & page to Louis XIV
Knights Hospitaller 1248-59 
Portrait of a Knight of Rhodes, by Pinturicchio 
Costumes 16th/17th Century Plate 1 
Costumes 16th/17th Century Plate 2 
A Professed Knight in the Habit worn at his reception
1798 
* Artwork -
Hospitaller Knight by Michele Boito 
Dress of the Knights of Malta 18th Century 
Figures of the Order of Malta 18th Century 
Grand Master Manuel Pinto 
* The
Hospitallers prepare to defend Rhodes 
The Siege of Rhodes 
Entertaining Sultan Zizim in Rhodes 
Inspection of the defences of Rhodes 
* Geertgen van tot St Jijn -
burning St John the Baptist Bones 
* Historical
Picture Gallery 
Crusader States and Castles 11th - 13th Centuries 
* The Church of St. John the Baptist, Jerusalem
* Crac des
Chevaliers Archeological Sites 
* Picture
tour of Crak Des Chevaliers Castle 
* Fortifications
built by the Knights of St John, Malta 
* Knights of Malta, Impregnable
Fort St Angelo 
The Palace of the Grandmasters in
Valletta 
Worontzoff Palace Etching - Palace of the Order 1799 
Worontzoff Palace Photograph - Palace
of the Order 1998 
* "The Fleet Leaving Malta," in
the HMM Library 
* St. John's Gate, London, The
Most Venerable Order 
12th century Great Seal of the Convent 
The Amalfi Coin, the Tari 
* Historic Russian Grand Priory
Decoration 
* Russian Grand
Priory - Knight of Justice Medal circa 1799. 
* John Gatt's Coins of the Knights of Malta 
Swedish Freemason's "Knights of Malta"
Cross 
American Freemason's "Knights of Malta" Cross 
* Order of
Malta Palace, Via dei Condotti, 68, Rome 
* Flags of the World - Order of
Malta (SMOM) 
* Flags of
the World - Grand Master (SMOM) 
* Flags of the
World - Order of Malta Naval Flags 
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Section 5. Information Resources on the Order of St. John.
The Russian Grand
Priory, Order of St. John 
Chivralric Alliance of St. John
Orders
Self Styled Orders
of St John *Knights Hospitaller: Ancient and Modern 
* The
Brotherhood of Blessed Gerard, Africa (SMOM)
* Hill
Monastic Manuscript Library Malta Study Center 
* Catholic
Community Knights of Malta Web Page
* Museum of the Order of Malta
* The Web Surfers Guide to the Knights
Hospitallers
* The Knights
Hospitaller - Medieval History Net Links
* The Electric Rain 
* Knights of Malta Web Site 
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Section 6. History Ring Links.
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