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'''Knight of Malta''' may refer to: |
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The '''[[Knights of Malta]]''' have also been known as '''Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem''' from the eleventh or early twelfth century to 1309 and '''Knights Hospitaller''' continuously since that era, and as the '''Knights of Rhodes''' from 1309 to 1522, when they settled upon and adopted the name of [[Malta]] and are a Western Christian military order. The [[Sovereign Military Order of Malta]] is the Rome-based continuation of this lay and religious order of knighthood. |
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*a member of the [[Knights Hospitaller]] after 1530 |
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'''Knights of Malta''' may also refer to institutions which continued the chivalric tradition but not the [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] religious tradition of the Medieval order: |
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*a member of the [[Sovereign Military Order of Malta]] after 1822 |
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*a rank within the [[Knights Templar (Freemasonry)]] |
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* [[Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg)]], the Berlin-based Protestant branch of the Order, from which it separated during the Reformation |
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*a member of the [[Ancient and Illustrious Order Knights Of Malta]], a Protestant fraternal society |
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* [[Order of Saint John (chartered 1888)]], an English order of chivalry, parent body of [[St. John Ambulance]] |
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*''[[The Knight of Malta]]'', a Jacobean-era stage play |
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A Masonic degree also bears this name '''Knight of Malta''' which is intended to recall the chivalric and historic entity: |
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*{{RMS|Knight of Malta}}, a cargo liner |
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* [[Order of Malta (Freemasonry)]], a Masonic degree closely associated with the Masonic Knights Templar |
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==See also== |
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*[[History of Malta under the Order of Saint John]] |
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*[[Malta (disambiguation)]] |
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Latest revision as of 14:53, 11 November 2023
Knight of Malta may refer to:
- a member of the Knights Hospitaller after 1530
- a member of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta after 1822
- a rank within the Knights Templar (Freemasonry)
- a member of the Ancient and Illustrious Order Knights Of Malta, a Protestant fraternal society
- The Knight of Malta, a Jacobean-era stage play
- RMS Knight of Malta, a cargo liner
See also
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