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==Merge summary==
I merged this article with ]. Since more pages linked here than ], I decided that this page is to stay. I also changed some sections into subsections. I wrote new paragraph about government of the Order basing on their WebPage FAQ. I tried to changed what needed as to not constitute copyvio, but I might miss something. I fixed all links to point here (almost, as Micronation is protected).] 23:53, 22 Feb 2004 (UTC)

== International status ==

I cannot see what is "nebulous" there. That an area of land is extraterritorial does not mean that it is not a constituent part of the territory of Italy (in this case), it just means that Italy cannot exercise its jurisdiction there, because it is hindered to do so by international law.

This is the same status that an embassy has.

If I hear no objections here, I will rewrite that paragraph.

P.S.: What is interesting about the order is that it once _was_ a state but stopped to do so when it lost its territory (but did not stop to be a subject of international law).

] 09:58, 31 Aug 2004 (UTC)

The part about the coins and stamps is outdated; there are 2004 coins on the Order's web site.


== Order of Knights of the Hospital of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem == == Order of Knights of the Hospital of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem ==
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the only official language is the italian. the only official language is the italian.


== Souvereign, monarchy == == Sir Miles Davis ==

{{user|DrKay}} the entity being listed in ], after having been there for a long time per ]. evidently also {{user|GoodDay}} about categorising it, as well as regarding ], and ]. However, as you can see in this article, it has long been described as a ] ]. If you object to that description and its support in sources, please address that here. ] (]) 18:21, 4 September 2017 (UTC)

:It's not a sovereign state, btw. ] itself, is a republic. ] (]) 18:22, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
:I looked at the constitution of the order and the order's website but neither describe it as a monarchy. I would prefer not to trawl through the 70 other references, can you please pull out some quotes from them that say it is a monarchy? ] (]) 18:45, 4 September 2017 (UTC)

::It's not a state, but it is a sovereign subject of international law. It has United Nations permanent observer status and has its own passports, currency, and postage. It is ruled over by the ] (elevated to the rank of Prince of the Holy Roman Empire in 1607 and holds the precedence of a Cardinal of the Catholic Church since 1630 and addressed as ''His Most Eminent Highness''), who is elected to the position and is described and having , making it an elective monarchy. -- ] (]) 18:55, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
:::No, there are lots of orders with sovereigns who aren't monarchs: there's a list at ]. We need to distinguish between a sovereign of an order and a sovereign of a state. We need an actual source stating it's a monarchy. ] (]) 19:02, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
:::: So a sovereign prince isn't a monarch? Also, the Orders you are referring to are not granted sovereign status, they are in connection with a Sovereign Monarch. The Order of Malta does not serve another monarch except their own Prince and, as a lay order, to some regard the Pope. -- ] (]) 19:05, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
::::: I'm not interested in sophistry or straw men. I asked for reliable sources calling it a monarchy. If there aren't any, then the order shouldn't be described as one. If there are many, then the objection is refuted. ] (]) 19:13, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
::::::I must be confused, as I cannot recall when or how I presented myself in a manner that was intended to deceive you. -- ] (]) 19:21, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
:::::::I'm just asking for sources. ] (]) 19:32, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
::::::::Yes, I understand that. No need to name call in the process. I was merely trying to explain how I, and others, would see the order as a monarchy. I agree that we should search for sources. -- ] (]) 19:34, 4 September 2017 (UTC)

What country is reigned over, by this position? ] (]) 20:04, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
:It is not a country, but a ] recognized by the United Nations. Their official headquarters is the ] in Rome which was granted ] by the Italian government. -- ] (]) 20:38, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
::It is not a country and no one says it is. The Order is a sovereign entity that is subject to no other political entity. The fact that it's an anomaly means we have to look at it carefully. Common sense says a monarchy must be a country. But maybe not always. ] (]) 20:40, 4 September 2017 (UTC)

Given the recent deletion of the characterization of the Order as a monarchy in the summary for lack of a citation in the body of the article, I merely offer the Order's : "The government of the Sovereign Order of Malta has a '''similar structure to state governments'''. However, it also includes specific features associated with its nature as a lay religious order, as well as particular terminology evolved from nine centuries of history.

The head of the Order of Malta is the Grand Master who governs both '''as sovereign''' and as religious superior, and is assisted by the Sovereign Council, which he chairs."


Hello, see ] (later years) to find a cited claim that the Knights of Malta honoured the jazz legend with a knighthood. This is impossible and yet there it is. Ha Ha - it is clearly someone's joke from 1988. Question: The notes in this article clearly show they do not honour artists and their work is of a completely different nature. It will not make any sense to a reader. What should be done?] (]) 21:26, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
Emphasis added. ] (]) 01:21, 24 May 2018 (UTC)
:None of that's in dispute. ] (]) 16:24, 24 May 2018 (UTC) :{{u|Thelisteninghand}}, I don't get it - why do you say that this is "impossible" and "someone's joke"? ] (]) 01:12, 2 June 2021 (UTC)
::Because both are true.] (]) 15:36, 2 June 2021 (UTC)
:::{{u|Thelisteninghand}}, you have no source or documentation or evidence that this is so. It's just your say-so. It's textbook ]. This is Misplaced Pages, where we summarize what the sources say, not impose our own conjectures. ] (]) 15:49, 2 June 2021 (UTC)
::::Thanks. Incorrect. The evidence is the documentation that shows the Sovereign Order of St John do not and have never honoured artists PLUS the fact stated in this article that they are often impersonated. Yes that's textbook OR agreed. But it is not simply an opinion. I cannot edit on this basis obviously which is why the text is still there. I realise this is WP.] (]) 16:02, 2 June 2021 (UTC)
:::::{{u|Thelisteninghand}}, no artist has ever joined the SMOM? I find that hard to believe and even harder to document. ] (]) 16:08, 2 June 2021 (UTC)
::::::Thanks {{u|Elizium23}} Please look for yourself. https://www.orderofmalta.int ] (]) 19:27, 4 June 2021 (UTC)
::::::{{u|Thelisteninghand}}, I see the front page of their website. Where is the disclaimer, "artists are not welcome as members"? ] (]) 00:12, 5 June 2021 (UTC)


{{u|Elizium23}} https://en.wikipedia.org/Category:Knights_of_Malta Sir Miles Davis is not a member. You should provide a citation from SMOM of any case, at any time, of knighthood of a jazz musician. ] (]) 17:50, 5 June 2021 (UTC)
== German control ==


In addition to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, there are a number of other groups which call themselves "Knights of Malta". Some of these claim a connection with the Russian priory of the early 19th century. Others are Masonic organisations. When a source says that somebody is a "Knight of Malta", it does not necessarily mean that the individual belongs to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. ] (]) 00:17, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
An important aspect is missing from the 2016 coup and that is the elephant in the room of German control. The Germans have gradually, especially since the founding of the ], come to power in the organisation on an international level to the extent that Boeselager is effectively in charge and the SMOM is a proxy of Merkeland. Different ethnic groups have had influence in this organisation throughout history; the French, the Spanish and the Italians mostly; but today it is German controlled. We need to name the German in the article. ] (]) 22:52, 12 June 2018 (UTC)
:Find the credible sources for this.. interesting claim.. and then feel free. -- ] (]) 02:14, 13 June 2018 (UTC)


:This needs some clarification. The record producer George Avakian received a medal awarding him membership in the "Knights of Malta" in 1984. His papers at The New York Public Library have photographs of the ceremony at which he was inducted. Avakian also stated that he was proud to have been inducted into the same order as Miles Davis. It would be good to establish precisely which order that is. ] (]) 16:27, 4 October 2024 (UTC)
== Sovereign state ==


== Nomination of ] for deletion ==
Hi {{ping|DrKay}} you removed an assertion about SMOM being a ] because it was "unsourced". Then you added your own unsourced statement! It was easy for me, even with a naive Google search, to find multiple sources that identify SMOM as a sovereign state. These sources say that recognition is not universal, but that is far from it being totally unrecognized, as you have asserted in Misplaced Pages's voice. So, please source or remove your statement. Also, please refrain from deriding editors and edits as jokes and vandalism - I have been adding legitimate sources and acting in good faith, so ]. ] (]) 19:34, 12 September 2019 (UTC)
:You have been going around saying Liberland is a sovereign state. That is either a joke or foolishly misguided. ] (]) 19:36, 12 September 2019 (UTC)


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– I know this has been brought up before. But I'm not sure it has been brought up trying to embrace the topic as whole, which arguably merits a collected discussion? For a visualisation of the issue, please compare the History section in ]. Actual final choice of naming should arguably be secondary to the concern of ] of ] ] (=] for the contemporary entity) where applicable? The idea is to use "Order of Malta" consistently for the contemporary entity and "Order of Saint John" for the entity prior to Malta. ] concern is in reference to a selection of preexisting articles chosen to be considered considered default as a place of departure for the nomination: ''Contemporary:'' ], ''Pre-Malta:'' ], ], ], ], ]. ] (]) 17:49, 19 December 2019 (UTC)


== Flags of Knights Hospitaller in Saint Peter's Castle Issue ==
*'''Oppose'''. What problem are you trying to solve? ] (]) 23:52, 19 December 2019 (UTC)
:: The idea is to try to go at least from four to two names for the same entity. One and the same name would be preferable, but perhaps that is wishing for too much. Anyway, better proposals per ] that I could come up with would be welcome. ] (]) 00:03, 20 December 2019 (UTC)
*'''Oppose'''. This would misleadingly conflate multiple historical entities in various centuries and countries under the title of "Order of Malta", with the latter title primarily referring to the contemporary organisation based in Rome. --] (]) 00:43, 20 December 2019 (UTC)
:: Then why limit to 4 names? I am sure you can find more variations for referring to the same thing throughout its history? ] (]) 01:09, 20 December 2019 (UTC)
*'''Oppose'''. We don't rewrite history. Successor organisations such as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and the ] may claim connection to the Knights, but we're not going to treat them as if they were the same thing. There may well be some sorting-out to be done here – I can see a case for splitting the list of grand masters into two, for example, one for the Knights, another for the nineteenth-century successor order – but I see little logic in the naming proposed, and no sources cited which might support such changes. I also note, for what it's worth, that "" occurs more than four times as frequently as " on JSTOR. ] (]) 10:21, 20 December 2019 (UTC)
*: gets twice as many as Knights of St. John on JSTOR. ] (]) 16:59, 21 December 2019 (UTC)


Underneath the picture, the lowest one is '1454-1451', Is this intentional or just a simple error? ] (]) 13:29, 4 May 2023 (UTC)
1) Sovereign Military Order of Malta, 2) Order of Malta, 3) Order of Saint/St./St John, 4) Order of Saint/St./St John of Jerusalem, 5) Saint/St./St John of Jerusalem, 6) Knights Hospitaller, 7) Hospitallers, 8) Knights of Rhodos... and now also 9) Knights of Saint/St./St John. Any more variations? ] (]) 13:12, 20 December 2019 (UTC)
:I'm sure there are plenty. "" is another very common one. What's your point? ] (]) 21:11, 20 December 2019 (UTC)


== This article indulges nonsense ==
]? ] (]) 11:18, 21 December 2019 (UTC)
:...does not override COMMONNAME. ''Knights Hospitaller → Order of Saint John in the Holy Land'' makes no sense at all. ] (]) 16:59, 21 December 2019 (UTC)
::: Let's see. So for ], we should have a history article ], then ], then ]... and 4 other names for Coca-Cola for articles about other related topics, such as ] and perhaps add some ]? Would that be helpful? ] (]) 19:31, 21 December 2019 (UTC)
::::Coca-Cola hasn't been around for 900+ years. We'll see what it looks like in 2939. ] (]) 20:34, 21 December 2019 (UTC)
::::: Are you implying a one and only entity here in question has been around for 900+ years? ] (]) 22:24, 25 December 2019 (UTC)
*'''Oppose'''. ——] (]) 15:57, 22 December 2019 (UTC)
*'''Oppose'''. Striving for consistency is something I sympathize with, but for an entity with such a complex history, it tends to have a distorting effect. ] ] 17:43, 25 December 2019 (UTC)
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This article appears to be substantially written by persons who internalize the anachronistic pretensions of the organization. It would be much improved if it was more objective and realistic. ] (]) 16:15, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
== Transition period ==


== What the what? ==
During the 17-years transition period between the defeat of Malta and the General Peace, the head of the Order was named Lieutentant of the Magistery and it was ''ad interim'' the Grand Master of the Order. A of '']'' (4 April 1863, Oxoford University Press) argues that "it is an important fact, and implies that the Order could not have been in the disintegrated state in which it is represented to have been".
So it is relevant for the WP article, as well as for the history of that period.


"Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta"
The article cited the ''Synoptical Sketch'' whose text is available (at p. 21). One of the authors is the Grand Secretary and Magister in repect of which ''Grand Magister' and ''Grand Master' sound to be the same charge.


Well i dont know to use this idea where there were 4 ofes in the title but the comma itself can be separate the 2 ofes between word. So how i can do that discussion? Well this is utter no understand since it would be vertigo to me for reading that full title. ] (]) 19:38, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
The same N&Q of 4 April 1863 was notably replied few days later by the (April 18, 1863, p.3), as to establish an implicit connection between the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (in the XVIII century) and the ] Freemasonry refounded some decades before. England had a role in the defeat of Napoleon who led the ]. <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 09:08, 11 September 2020 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->


== Congress of Verona (1822) == == Citizen Count ==


Did the ] in 1822 "guarantee the continued existence of the Catholic order as a sovereign entity"? In terms of international law, is the Order "an establishment of the 19th century, recognized at the Congress of Verona of 1822"? If so, is there a reliable source for these statements? ] (]) 09:03, 22 September 2020 (UTC) The infobox states there are three full S.M.O.M. citizens, but the source is not verifiable. John Sack's book states there are three citizens but there is no citation in the text to any official source and his reporting comes from a personal conversation with Baron Apor in the mid 1950s. Does anyone know of any official source that can corroborate this? ] (]) 14:53, 7 March 2024 (UTC)


== Activity of daughter organisations of the order and the Alliance of the Orders of Saint John of Jerusalem ==
== Exile ==


I have entered some content today. How should this content improved.
"the formality of electing a brother Chief to discharge the office of Grand Master, and thus to preserve the vitlaiy of the Sovereign Institute, was duty attended to"
Kind regards ] (]) 16:55, 17 November 2024 (UTC)


:Which title would be suitable?
I can't find language ressembling this in the cited sources. I am unfamiliar with the noun "vitlaiy", which I suppose might be a typo of "vitality". I haven't bothered to correct it, because I intend to delete the sentence as "Not supported by cited sources", and because I have no way of knowing if my interpretation is correct. ] (]) 11:26, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
:''Current activity'' maybe?
:Kind regards ] (]) 19:37, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
::I made it a section. Also, I entered an unrelated competing order into the article. ] (]) 19:53, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

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Order of Knights of the Hospital of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem

Any information about the Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem?

Proposed Merger

The two new articles should not be merged with this one. They are written by representatives of Don Grady, and put forward fraudulent text from a blatantly self styled order. These two articles should be deleted rather than merged into this one.

New Picture

If someone could find the cross of Knights Hospitaller (which I believe was a white cross on a black background) or their seal and replace the portrait of the Knight at the top of the page, that would be a big improvement.

official language

for the constitution of the order http://www.orderofmalta.org/pdf/costituzione.pdf the only official language is the italian.

Sir Miles Davis

Hello, see Miles Davis (later years) to find a cited claim that the Knights of Malta honoured the jazz legend with a knighthood. This is impossible and yet there it is. Ha Ha - it is clearly someone's joke from 1988. Question: The notes in this article clearly show they do not honour artists and their work is of a completely different nature. It will not make any sense to a reader. What should be done?Thelisteninghand (talk) 21:26, 1 June 2021 (UTC)

Thelisteninghand, I don't get it - why do you say that this is "impossible" and "someone's joke"? Elizium23 (talk) 01:12, 2 June 2021 (UTC)
Because both are true.Thelisteninghand (talk) 15:36, 2 June 2021 (UTC)
Thelisteninghand, you have no source or documentation or evidence that this is so. It's just your say-so. It's textbook WP:OR. This is Misplaced Pages, where we summarize what the sources say, not impose our own conjectures. Elizium23 (talk) 15:49, 2 June 2021 (UTC)
Thanks. Incorrect. The evidence is the documentation that shows the Sovereign Order of St John do not and have never honoured artists PLUS the fact stated in this article that they are often impersonated. Yes that's textbook OR agreed. But it is not simply an opinion. I cannot edit on this basis obviously which is why the text is still there. I realise this is WP.Thelisteninghand (talk) 16:02, 2 June 2021 (UTC)
Thelisteninghand, no artist has ever joined the SMOM? I find that hard to believe and even harder to document. Elizium23 (talk) 16:08, 2 June 2021 (UTC)
Thanks Elizium23 Please look for yourself. https://www.orderofmalta.int Thelisteninghand (talk) 19:27, 4 June 2021 (UTC)
Thelisteninghand, I see the front page of their website. Where is the disclaimer, "artists are not welcome as members"? Elizium23 (talk) 00:12, 5 June 2021 (UTC)

Elizium23 https://en.wikipedia.org/Category:Knights_of_Malta Sir Miles Davis is not a member. You should provide a citation from SMOM of any case, at any time, of knighthood of a jazz musician. Thelisteninghand (talk) 17:50, 5 June 2021 (UTC)

In addition to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, there are a number of other groups which call themselves "Knights of Malta". Some of these claim a connection with the Russian priory of the early 19th century. Others are Masonic organisations. When a source says that somebody is a "Knight of Malta", it does not necessarily mean that the individual belongs to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Noel S McFerran (talk) 00:17, 30 January 2022 (UTC)

This needs some clarification. The record producer George Avakian received a medal awarding him membership in the "Knights of Malta" in 1984. His papers at The New York Public Library have photographs of the ceremony at which he was inducted. Avakian also stated that he was proud to have been inducted into the same order as Miles Davis. It would be good to establish precisely which order that is. Reedmanwiki (talk) 16:27, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

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Flags of Knights Hospitaller in Saint Peter's Castle Issue

Underneath the picture, the lowest one is '1454-1451', Is this intentional or just a simple error? FusionSub (talk) 13:29, 4 May 2023 (UTC)

This article indulges nonsense

This article appears to be substantially written by persons who internalize the anachronistic pretensions of the organization. It would be much improved if it was more objective and realistic. 142.181.220.193 (talk) 16:15, 2 September 2023 (UTC)

What the what?

"Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta"

Well i dont know to use this idea where there were 4 ofes in the title but the comma itself can be separate the 2 ofes between word. So how i can do that discussion? Well this is utter no understand since it would be vertigo to me for reading that full title. 2404:8000:1027:B639:6CFF:13AA:C44D:922A (talk) 19:38, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

Citizen Count

The infobox states there are three full S.M.O.M. citizens, but the source is not verifiable. John Sack's book states there are three citizens but there is no citation in the text to any official source and his reporting comes from a personal conversation with Baron Apor in the mid 1950s. Does anyone know of any official source that can corroborate this? Wcg5003 (talk) 14:53, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

Activity of daughter organisations of the order and the Alliance of the Orders of Saint John of Jerusalem

I have entered some content today. How should this content improved. Kind regards Sarcelles (talk) 16:55, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Which title would be suitable?
Current activity maybe?
Kind regards Sarcelles (talk) 19:37, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
I made it a section. Also, I entered an unrelated competing order into the article. Sarcelles (talk) 19:53, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
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