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	Knights Hospitaller - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		His successor, Raymond du Puy de Provence, established the first significant Hospitaller infirmary near to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
		After the fall of the Kingdom of Jerusalem (Jerusalem itself fell in 1187), the Knights were confined to the County of Tripoli and when Acre was captured in 1291 the order sought refuge in the Kingdom of Cyprus.
		His successor Fulkes de Villaret executed the plan, and on August 15, 1309 after over two years of campaigning, the island of Rhodes surrendered to the knights.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Knights_of_Malta (3905 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Arts \| Arts features \| Alof de Wignacourt, Caravaggio (c1607-08)
		Subject: Alof de Wignacourt, grand master of the knights of St John, was described as the "absolute sovereign" of the military-religious community confined on this hard island.
		Alof de Wignacourt looks, smiling, to the side, and Caravaggio shares with the boy the theatricality, the faked staginess of it all - a revelation that does not undermine the image, but makes it incontrovertible.
		Alof de Wignacourt holds his baton clumsily, artificially, and plants his legs apart like an actor in a provincial drama - which is really what he is. Meanwhile, the short-haired boy looks pertly and secretively at Caravaggio.
	arts.guardian.co.uk /portrait/story/0,11109,1115141,00.html (600 words)

	BOV - Bank of Valletta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		During the visit, Mr Michael Stroud, Head of the Military History Unit of the Museums Department explained that Wignacourt's suit of Armour is considered to be one of the finest within the range of exhibits at the Palace Armoury.
		Mr Stroud explained that this parade armour, attributed by Lacking to the Milanese master metal-decorator Heronimo Spacini is certainly one of the finest in the Palace Armoury collection, and must rank among the highest achievements in the art of armour decoration.
		Alof de Wignacourt was the Order's 54th Grand Master between 1601 to 1622.
	www.bov.com /ip_community_wignacourt.asp (623 words)

	Caravaggio. Biography - Olga's Gallery
		In Malta he was housed by the Knights of St. John and painted several portraits of the Grand Master, Alof de Wignacourt.
		The artistically fertile Maltese period brought him the title of a Knight of St. John of Malta in 1608, but was shortly interrupted by imprisonment for a passionate quarrel with a noble and a renewed flight.
		Alof de Wignacourt, Grand Master of the Knights of St. John of Malta, he was head of a military order and a sovereign state; he commissioned this portrait.
	www.abcgallery.com /C/caravaggio/caravaggiobio.html (566 words)

	Malta History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Alof de Wignacourt 's name is famous for the 'aqueduct' which brought water from the springs of Bingemma to the City, and which took four years to build (1610-14) at a cost of £35,200 of those days, and most of which he paid out of his own purse.
		Antoine de Paul (1623-26) founded the new town called after him (Paola), planned San Anton Gardens, and invited the celebrated engineer Floriani to build a second line of defences for Valletta, that is why the well known suburb is called Floriana.
		Moreover in 1789, when de Rohan was Grand Master, the French Revolution robbed the Order's properties in France, French knights fled to Malta, and the number of Jacobins (full of the idea that the Revolution was to make France a bigger Nation) increased in Malta, and brought many quarrels among the Knights.
	louishenwood.com /history/no24.html (860 words)

	Grand Master Wignacourt portrait
		Wignacourt is wearing the habit of the Order, thus giving him a sombre looking stance.
		Wignacourt is also holding a rosary bead in his left hand.
		Very interesting is the detail of the rosary, which shows that there is a skull included in the beads, thus to remind the user of that bead that death is not to be afraid off, but something that one needs to be contemplate about it all the time.
	www.di-ve.com /dive/portal/portal.jhtml?id=115279&pid=124 (675 words)

	Caravaggio (1986)
		It is thought he was seeking the help of Alof de Wignacourt in order to secure a pardon for Tomassoni's death.
		De Wignacourt inducted Caravaggio as a knight into the Knights of Malta.
		Some of the paintings from this period were Beheading of Saint John the Baptist and Portrait of Alof de Wignacourt and his Page.
	www.vernonjohns.org /snuffy1186/caravaggio1986.html (828 words)

	Caravaggio - MSN Encarta
		There he spent several months executing such works as the Flagellation of Christ (San Domenico Maggiore, Naples), which were crucial to the development of naturalism among the artists of that city.
		Later that year he travelled to Malta, was made a knight, or cavaliere, of the Maltese order, and executed one of his few portraits, that of his fellow cavaliere Alof de Wignacourt (1608, Louvre).
		In October of 1608, Caravaggio was again arrested and, escaping from a Maltese jail, went to Syracuse in Sicily.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761555424/Caravaggio.html (581 words)

	the wignacourt aqueduct, malta
		A project was taken in hand, whereby water was to be brought to the city from natural springs and sources in the hilly region behind Mdina - a distance of 16km.
		It was on 21st August, 1615, that Grandmaster Wignacourt, amidst popular rejoicing, inaugurated the fountain in the main square of Valletta.
		The Wignacourt Aqueduct is a living memorial to the Grand Master who conceived it, and whose name it bears to this day.
	www.chevron.co.uk /malta/attractions/wignacourt-aqueduct.asp (463 words)

	DUTCH COINS AND MALTESE COUNTERMARKS
		made mention that Grand Master Alof de Wignacourt informed the Council that it had been brought to his notice that to the detriment of the general public, there were in circulation a large number of counterfeit German and Hungarian thaler, which had been seized from Turkish vessels and.
		Muscat of Valletta, Malta, and the countermark was recognised as being that of Lascaris de Castellar Mr.
		This is countermarked between the lion's hind legs,with the arms of Grand Master Alof de Wignacourt, similar in every respect to those already described.
	users.bigpond.net.au /jagatt/dutch-coins-and-maltese-counterm.htm (1493 words)

	fiott.book3.part1
		A more pleasant story is told of the aqueduct that was constructed between 1610 and 1615, during Grand Master Alof de Wignacourt's rule (1601-22).
		Now the spirit of water revives her." Support is growing for the reconstruction of this archway and the restoration of the aqueduct.
		De Paule's servants included twelve pages, four valets, two physicians, five priests, a butler, a steward, three secretaries, several drummers and trumpeters, a clock repairer, a rat catcher, a wig maker, a baker that made bread for the hunting dogs, and several people that took care of his stables and falcons.
	www.lapasserelle.com /lm/pagespeciales/anglicistes/malta/charles.fiott/fiottbk3.part1.html (2540 words)

	Portrait of Alof de Wignacourt by CARAVAGGIO
		As Grand Master of the Knights of St John of Malta, Alof de Wignacourt was head of a military order and a sovereign state, and he commissioned this portrait and maybe the second which was probably the model for St Jerome.
		The page in charge of Wignacourt's plumed helmet and cloak stands a little awkwardly within the composition, and his lively features would make him an attractive subject of his own right.
		As a reward for this painting Wignacourt gave the painter an honorary knighthood, but within three months the relationship had deteriorated and Caravaggio had fled in disgrace.
	gallery.euroweb.hu /html/c/caravagg/10/60alof.html (177 words)

	Mary's Tower, Comino
		A tower on Comino to guard the troublesome channel was first mooted in the early 15th century when King Alphonso V of Aragon levied a local tax to pay for it, but having collected the money, he squandered it elsewhere.
		Nearly 200 years later, in 1618, Grand Master Alof de Wignacourt built St Mary's Tower to the design of Vittorio Cassar.
		The crumbling escutcheon above the makeshift drawbridge is de Wignacourt's.
	www.planetware.com /malta/comino-marys-tower-m-co-marys.htm (184 words)

	History Of the Knights of Malta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		On the death of Alof de Wignacourt the supreme dignity was entrusted to the Portuguese octogenarian Knight Luis Mendez de Vasconcellos on the 17
		This Knight had greatly distinguished himself in several naval expeditions against the Turks, and his dauntless bravery had won for him the admiration of the fraternity.
		He survived his new honors only six months, and no events of importance are known to have taken place during his short rule.
	www.geocities.com /Baja/Trails/1339/12-vasconcellos-history.htm (99 words)

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		As the Knights of Malta are still very active today, both running hospitals and providing relief in emergency situations around the world, artifacts representing numerous phases of their activity are prominently featured in the exhibit.
		While the model of a Maltese galley -- the low, fast, oar-powered boat that tormented the Turkish fleet -- commands attention, the most captivating item is the dress armor in steel and gold, worn by Jean de la Vallette, grand master of the order.
		Also worthy of note is the armor of Alof di Wignacourt, a Maltese grand master who was immortalized in a Caravaggio portrait after Wignacourt had conferred a knighthood on the painter.
	www.blogger.com /email-post.g?blogID=9784397&postID=110510506161382238 (309 words)

	Caravaggio Reproduction Portrait of Alof de Wignacourt with a Page-Boy reproductions art oil painting
		Caravaggio Reproduction Portrait of Alof de Wignacourt with a Page-Boy reproductions art oil painting
		Caravaggio Reproduction Portrait of Alof de Wignacourt with a Page-Boy, 1608
		(+) Caravaggio Reproduction Portrait of Alof de Wignacourt with a Page-Boy, 1608
	www.1st-art-gallery.com /reproductions/caravaggio-wignacourt-boy.htm (446 words)

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		This Tower is the first of a number of coastal defence towers built round Malta.
		It was built at the expense of Grand Master Alof de Wignacourt in1610 and designed by the Maltese architect Vittorio Cassar.
		From 1610 to 1649, Wignacourt Tower was Malta's northernmost defensive outpost until St Agatha's Tower was built in Mellieha.
	www.dinlarthelwa.org /propertydetail.asp?id=22 (228 words)

	Charian Hotel Malta Marsascala Hotel Accommodation, Find Holiday Hotels In Malta
		It is recorded that in July, 1614 a 60-strong fleet of Turkish vessels, loaded with marauders tried to make a shock landing at M'Scala..but the hardy Maltese gave them battle and drove them away in a humiliating defeat..
		Grand Master Alof de Wignacourt decided that improved fortifications were necessary in this sensitive area.
		Probably designed by the Maltese engineer, Fra Vittorio Cassar, and later enlarged under Grandmaster De Rohan, (late 18th century), this fortress is indeed a landmark.
	www.maltahotel.net /hotel/charian_hotel (594 words)

	fiotbk1
		In 1620, towards the end of Grand Master Alof de Wignacourt's rule (1601-1622), a tower was built on the design of Vittorio Cassar (1550 - 1607).
		Although De Redin's tower, one of 13 built around the Maltese shoreline in the middle of the 17th century, is demolished, another survives.
		We are fast approaching Fort St. Thomas, a massive landmark built by Vittorio Cassar on commission by Grand Master Alof de Wignacourt in 1616, two years after a Turkish onslaught.
	www.lapasserelle.com /lm/pagespeciales/anglicistes/malta/charles.fiott/fiottbk2.part2.html (1791 words)

	Gomerino
		Note: The fief is known as Sant Antonio tal-Ghemieri, was given in allodium by Grand Master Alof de Wignacourt on Gio Maria Cassia from whom it was inherited by his grand daughter Beatrice who in 1710 was confirmed as Baroness.
		Veneranda nee' Abela with her grandson 5th Baron di Gomerino who was born the same year his father died, married three times and became Governor of Gozo under British rule (taken from the book 'Costumes of Malta').
		The fief also know as ‘Sant Antonio tal-Ghemieri’ was originally conferred in allodium by the Grand Master Alof de Wignacourt on Gio Maria Cassia from which it was inherited by his grand niece, Beatrice who was in 1710 confirmed as Baroness.
	user.orbit.net.mt /fournier/Gomerino.htm (2393 words)

	G.M. Fra Alof de Wignacourt
		Left: Portrait of Grandmaster Fra Aloph de Wignacourt found in the Wignacourt Museum, Rabat.
		During the reign of Grandmaster Wignacourt, several defensive structures were built.
		A Painting of Grandmaster Fra Aloph de Wignacourt by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio.
	www.educ.um.edu.mt /militarymalta/html/g_m__fra_alof_de_wignacourt.html (74 words)

	Malta Resort Information Saint Pauls Bay Qawra Bugibba
		The parish church, built in 1617, was carefully restored after suffering heavy damage in World War II.
		Nearby is the Wignacourt Tower built in 1610 during the reign of Grand Master Alof de Wignacourt.
		It served as Malta's northern-most defensive outpost until fort St. Agatha was built in Mellieha in 1649.
	www.holiday-malta.com /resort/malta/village/stpaulsbay (587 words)

	Caravaggio CV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		In another portrait of de Wignacourt he is wearing a fl shirt with the Maltese cross in white on it.
		This may be the most intense and moving portrait Caravaggio ever made.
		A Maltese knight, (Alof de Wignacourt?) 1608 (118,5x95,5) Palazzo Pitti, Florence
	home.worldonline.dk /lfmat/lastpics/cv6-11.htm (56 words)

	Lord Brunton Online: Wignacourt Aqueduct
		This picture shows part of the remains of the Wignacourt Aqueduct that runs through a busy part of the sprawling city between Birkirkara and Hamrun.
		Designed in 1610, it was finally commissioned in 1615 by the Grandmaster Alof de Wignacourt who funded part of the construction with his own money.
		At the time it began operating, the aqueduct brought approximately 1,400 cubic metres of water each day from Rabat to Valletta, supplying about 30,000 people.
	www.lordbrunton.com /cameron?id=900008&seq=060 (112 words)

	Caravaggio CV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Grand Master is wearing an armour that still exists today, formerly worn by his predecessor during the siege of La Valletta in 1565.
		The pretty blond boy carrying the helmet seems more aware of us than the grown man gazing towards higher goals.
		Alof de Wignacourt, Grand Master of the Order of the Knights of St. John, 1608 (195x134) Musée du Louvre, Paris
	home.worldonline.dk /lfmat/lastpics/cv6-10.htm (75 words)

	Caravaggio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		There he spent several months creating works like Flagellation of Christ, which led artists of the area toward Naturalism.
		Later that year he traveled to Malta, was made a knight of the Maltese order, and painted one of his few portraits, which was of Alof de Wignacourt - a knight.
		Caravaggio was arrested again, escaped from jail and ran to Sicily.
	www.madison.k12.ky.us /ms/clubs/stlp/projects/thearts/bios/caravaggio.htm (420 words)

	Places to Visit- Comino (The Maltese Islands)
		Comino has to offer and a resident policeman and a parish priest to look after the island's welfare.
		Standing guard is a watch tower built in the 17th century by Grand Master Alof de Wignacourt to protect the channel separating Malta and Gozo and to keep the harbors on this coast free of corsairs.
		The waters of the Blue Lagoon, between Comino and Cominetto, are irresistible- especially if you get here early in the day, before the cruisers and yachts arrive from Malta.
	www.holiday-malta.com /resort/malta/comino/comino.html (375 words)

	Oil reproductions Michelangelo M. de Caravaggio. Oil paintings on canvas, page 4
		We currently have 56 oil reproductions online of Michelangelo M. de Caravaggio
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	www.vincent.nl /gallery/oldmaster.asp?s=49&page=4 (85 words)

	Coins of Malta
		Click on the 30 Tari coin to go to these pages, but please remember this is still 'work in progress' and any information, suggestions or new varieties you have are most welcome.
		Francisco Ximenez de Texada 20 Scudi 1774 RS# 005.
		There are 4 1774 20 Scudi listed in RS, the difference being the number of pellets encircling cross of the order.
	coins.mos.net.au /firstpage.htm (239 words)

	We appraise, authenticate and issue certificates of authenticity for paintings by Caravaggio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		In Malta, the Knights of St. John gave him refuge.
		He created several portraits of the Grand Master, Alof de Wignacourt during this time.
		His painting was, however, interrupted by an angry quarrel that led to his imprisonment.
	www.artexpertswebsite.com /artists/caravaggio.shtml (529 words)

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