The Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Fra’ Andrew Bertie, went to pray at the tomb of H.H. Pope John Paul II underneath St. Peter’s Basilica at 10. 30 this morning.
The Grand Master was received by Archbishop Angelo Comastri, President of the Vatican Fabbrica di San Pietro.
Elected Grand Master of the Order of Malta in 1988, Fra’ Andrew Bertie met Pope John Paul II numerous times during his pontificate. A traditional audience was on 24 June, feast of St. John the Baptist, Patron of the Order of Malta, when His Holiness received the Grand Master and the delegation from the Sovereign Council, the Order’s government.
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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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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1048 to the present day
The birth of the Order of St. John dates back to around 1048. It was under the leadership of Blessed Fra’ Gerard, founder and first Master, that the religious community became a lay religious order.
