On the occasion of the 70th birthday of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, the Grand Master Fra’ John Dunlap wished to express, on behalf of the Order of Malta, his gratitude and spiritual closeness. In his message, he underlined how “the motto of Your Holiness ‘in Illo uno unum’ may guide Peoples along the path of Unity and Peace, and towards those values of hospitality and brotherhood which, in these difficult times, are more essential than ever and which the Order of Malta has pursued since its very foundation.”
Sovereign Military Hospitaller
Order of St John of Jerusalem of
Rhodes and of Malta
Order of St John of Jerusalem of
Rhodes and of Malta
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The Sovereign Order of Malta is one of the oldest institutions of Western and Christian civilisation.
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Grand Master
Fra’ John T. Dunlap
According to the Constitution, as the religious Superior and Sovereign, he must fully dedicate himself to the development of the works of the Order and to set an example of living by Christian principles, to all the members of the Order of Malta.
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From the 11th century to the present day
The birth of the Order of St. John dates back to around the second half of the 11th century. It was under the leadership of Blessed Fra’ Gerard, founder and first Master, that the religious community became a lay religious order.
