The Sovereign Military and Hospitaller
Order of St. John
of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta
(S.M.O.M.)

• The Sovereign Military and Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta [short: Order of Malta] is both a Religious Order of the Roman Catholic Church and a Sovereign under the provisions of International Law.
• The Order of Malta is a world-wide and supranational institution dedicated to the defence of faith and the service to the poor (tuitio fidei et obsequium pauperum).
• The Order of Malta has international bodies, Grand Priories and Sub-Priories, National Associations and Relief Organisations.
• The Order of Malta maintains diplomatic relations with the Holy See and 75 other countries.
• The Order of Malta maintains relations to International Organisations.
• The Order of Malta constitutes the sole unbroken continuation of the Order of the Hospital of St. John, which was founded in AD 1099 by Blessed Gérard in Jerusalem.
• The Saints of the Order of Malta | The Spirituality of the Order of Malta | The Founder and the Foundation of the Order of Malta | The Rule of the Order of Malta | The Constitutional Charter of the Order of Malta (in Czech)

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