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	Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM)
		The flag of this order is the "reversed English flag" (the cross of St. John) with the Queen's crest in the canton.
		SMOM is a legitimate and highly praiseworthy organization and is widely recognized as possessing sovereign status (useful in fulfilling a nonbelligerent honest broker's role in wartime situations).
		The flag of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, abbreviated to the Order or SMOM, is a red flag with a white Latin cross.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/smom.html (2721 words)

	H.E. Ambassador José Antonio Linati Bosch, Sovereign Military Order of Malta
		H.E. Ambassador José Antonio Linati Bosch, Sovereign Military Order of Malta
		The Order of Malta, which I have the honour to represent, is the oldest institution in the world established for the purpose of caring for the sick and needy, that is to say engaged in humanitarian assistance.
		The Sovereign Order of Malta is present through its members in 40 countries and has diplomatic relations with 80 States, a fact that facilitates the effectiveness of its hospitaller activities.
	www.un.org /icc/speeches/618mom.htm (301 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Sovereign Military Order of Malta
		The Sovereign Military Order of Malta or SMOM is a Catholic lay order and a sovereign entity with permanent observer status at the United Nations.
		Their origins are traced to the medieval Knights Hospitaller, also known as the Knights of Malta, and they are today a largely charitable and ceremonial organization.
		The order has a large number of local chapters around the world but there also exist a number of organizations with similar-sounding names that are unrelated.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/so/Sovereign_Military_Order_of_Malta (238 words)

	Knights Hospitaller: Encyclopedia II - Knights Hospitaller - The modern Sovereign Military Order of Malta
		The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta, better known as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta or SMOM, is a Catholic lay order that claims to be a sovereign entity and has permanent observer status at the United Nations.
		SMOM is considered to be the most direct successor to the medieval Knights Hospitaller, also known as the Knights of Malta, and today operates as a largely charitable and ceremon...
		SMOM is considered to be the most direct successor to the medieval Knights Hospitaller, also known as the Knights of Malta, and today operates as a largely charitable and ceremonial organization.
	www.experiencefestival.com /a/Knights_Hospitaller_-_The_modern_Sovereign_Military_Order_of_Malta/id/1555579 (998 words)

	Sovereign Military Order of Malta
		Note: Though without a territory since 12 Jun 1798, the Sovereign Military Order of Malta still regards itself, and is regarded by the states that give it diplomatic recognition¹, as a sovereign state.
		John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes, and of Malta [SMOM]) now functions as a Roman Catholic charitable organization with limited diplomatic status as a "sovereign entity", complete with passports, coinage (via the world's smallest national mint), license plates, ITU amateur radio license prefix (1A) and a post office.
		the Knights of Malta); as a feudal fief
	www.worldstatesmen.org /Malta_knights.htm (1425 words)

	Sovereign Military Order of Malta in the United Kingdom - British Association - Grand Priory of England - Knights of ...
		The Order of Malta is an international charity that is meeting the challenges of the 21st century.
		Founded as the Order of the Hospital in 11th century Palestine, the knights (and dames) of Malta are part of a millennial Christian tradition of service to humanity, first in the Middle East, then in Europe and around the world.
		Based in London, the British Association of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (BASMOM) directs hospital works throughout the United Kingdom, where it is one of the largest providers of assisted care.
	www.orderofmalta.org.uk (465 words)

	Sovereign Military Order of Malta - The Maltese Cross
		The other famous military order, the Knights Templar wore a red cross on a white background until they were disbanded and their property and wealth passed to the Knights Hospitaller.
		When the Order of St John was formed during the Crusades with the support of Amalfi, they also took it as their badge, and since the Order's occupation of Malta, it has also been known as the Maltese Cross.
		The British order was later granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria, and the Monarch of England became the Sovereign Head of the Order.
	www.fotw.us /flags/smom).html (2516 words)

	History - Order of Malta in the UK
		Though the Order was becoming an important naval power in the eastern Mediterranean, the knights were expected to perform hospitaller tasks in addition to their military and naval duties.
		Knights of Malta fought at the Siege of Candia (in Crete) in 1668, and at the Conquest of Belgrade in 1689.
		The Order, which continues its mission of defending the poor and the sick, is a sovereign entity enjoying diplomatic relations with eighty-one nations (though not with the United Kingdom or the United States).
	www.orderofmalta.org.uk /history.htm (3101 words)

	Sovereign Order of Malta - Official site
		The Sovereign Order of Malta is a sovereign subject of international law.
		The Order - which is based in Rome, in via Condotti - has its own Government, an independent magistracy, bilateral diplomatic relations with 98 countries and is granted the status of Permanent Observer in many international organisations, such as the United Nations.
		Order's life is governed by the Constitutional Charter and the Code, reformed in 1997.
	www.orderofmalta.org /struttura.asp?idlingua=5 (311 words)

	Order of Malta - Western Association - Governance
		He was admitted to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta in 1976, and in 1985 became a Knight in Obedience.
		He was admitted to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta in 1979, and took the vow of Obedience in 1983.
		This is due to the fact that most of the other Orders of chivalry lacked the hospitaller function which characterises the Order of Malta, so they disappeared as soon as the military purposes that represented the reasons for their existence ceased.
	www.orderofmaltausawestern.org /governance.htm (2979 words)

	SMOM Plates
		It's important to notice that the vehicles with SMOM plates are not the official vehicles of the Order of Malta because they have standard Italian diplomatic plates with the letters XA at the end (see table).
		For sure there are some sample plates of the Order of Malta and you can see one of them in the third picture (many thanks to Jim Fox!), but I was told by people working for the Order that they don't exist and that it has to be a fake.
		The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (the full name of the Order) is both an ancient order of Chivalry and a religious order of the Roman Catholic Church.
	www.targheitaliane.it /smom/smom.html (1301 words)

	Sovereign Military Order of Malta - Grand Master of the Order
		The upper image is the flag of the Grand Master of the Order (according to Ivan Sache), and the lower image is that of the current Grand Master, and includes a Collar of the Order around the Cross.
		The flag of the Order is a plain (St.George's) white cross on red.
		As the Order is "Sovereign", the Grand Master should have the rank of Head of State and the possibility to make official visits in "foreign" countries.
	www.1uptravel.com /flag/flags/smom-gm.html (638 words)

	flag of Sovereign Military Order of Malta flags
		The Soveriegn Military Order of Malta is a sovereign entity according to international law, but is acctualy used as a classic example of an entity which is sovereign (like a country) but is not a country.
		In any of the two cases, I think that the SMOM should be considered as a country, as it have many of the functions of a country: it has diplomatic relations with many countries, issues passports (only countries, the Red Cross, and the UN issue passports), and is member of a few international organizations.
		SMOM is not categorized by the UN as a non-member state (like Switzerland and the Holy See) but among "entities and intergovernmental organizations having received a standing invitation to participate as observers."
	www.flags-of-the-world.net /flags/smom.html (2656 words)

	The Sovereign Military Order of Saint-John (Malta)
		The Regular order of Saint-John Holy Land, formerly known as "The Sovereign Order of St John of Jerusalem" until the SMOM sued for usurpation of name and mark.
		The Order's four oficers are the Grand-Commander, the Grand-Chancellor, the Hospitaller and the Receiver of the Common Treasury.
		The head of the order was traditionally called Magister Hospitalis Sanctis Johannis Hierosolym (master of the hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem), although on their seals they are only called custos until they left Jerusalem in 1291.
	www.heraldica.org /topics/orders/ordmalta.htm (3083 words)

	Knights of Malta
		The Sovereign Military Order of Malta, also known as the original Sovereign Military Order of St. John of Jerusalem, is a closed fraternity of the Roman Catholic Church.
		The Sovereign Grand Master of the order is recognized as a head of state, and his authority is ensured by his secular ranking as a Prince, and his ecclesiastical ranking as a Cardinal.
		Hence, the Knights of Malta and the Knights Templar are the Rosicrucian upper-degrees of Freemasonry.
	www.bibliotecapleyades.net /sociopolitica/esp_sociopol_malta01.htm (1755 words)

	The Order of Saint John in the time of the Crusades
		The original Order of Saint John, surviving today as the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta, could be traced back a hospital probably founded in about 1080 by the brothers of the Benedictine Monastery of Saint Mary Latina.
		This Order may be regarded as the first of the Chivalric Orders of Knighthood which were imitated across Europe, both as Religious Military foundations, and later as Princely awards for their allies and supporters.
		Renowned for their courage, the members of the crusader Orders were a professional fighting body still dedicated to the monastic tradition and endowed with enormous wealth, thus they provided a serious potential challenge to the existing monarchical states in which their properties were situated.
	www.chivalricorders.org /orders/smom/crusades.htm (1351 words)

	Excite España - Society - Religion and Spirituality - Christianity - Denominations - Catholicism - Orders - ...
		The official establishment of a Magistral Delegation of this Order for Malta was by a decree dated March 18, 1996.
		The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem - Magistrial Delegation of Canada-Atlantic.
		Sovereign Military and Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta
	www.excite.es /directory/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Christianity/Denominations/Catholicism/Orders/Military_Orders (885 words)

	Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM)
		The Sovereign Military Order of Malta is a sovereign entity according to international law, but is actually used as a classic example of an entity which is sovereign (like a country) but is not a country.
		In any of the two cases, I think that the SMOM should be considered as a country, as it has many of the functions of a country: it has diplomatic relations with many countries, issues passports (only countries, the Red Cross, and the UN issue passports), and it's a member of a few international organizations.
		The book also names the SMOM as 'The Sovereign Military and Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem, called of Rhodes, called of Malta' as opposed to the 'of Jerusalem, Rhodes and of Malta' or 'of Jerusalem, Rhodes and Malta' alternatives.
	flagspot.net /flags/smom.html (2721 words)

	Sovereign Military Order of Malta - Grand Master of the Order
		The upper image is the flag of the Grand Master of the Order (according to Ivan Sache), and the lower image is that of the current Grand Master, and includes a Collar of the Order around the Cross.
		The flag of the Order is a plain (St.George's) white cross on red.
		As the Order is "Sovereign", the Grand Master should have the rank of Head of State and the possibility to make official visits in "foreign" countries.
	www.atlasgeo.net /FOTW/flags/smom-gm.html (659 words)

	Welcome to The Order of Malta Australia
		The Order was founded before the taking of Jerusalem in 1099 by the armies of the First Crusade and began as a monastic community, dedicated to St John the Baptist.
		At that time, members of the Order administered a hospice-infirmary for pilgrims to the Holy Land, and its members were drawn from the nobility of Europe.
		The Order of Malta is unique in being at the same time a lay religious Order of the Catholic Church, an Order of Chivalry, and a Sovereign State with diplomatic relations with 96 nation states, and Permanent Observer status at the United Nations and other international agencies.
	www.smom.org.au (518 words)

	Knights of Malta
		The Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM) was a major military force in the Mediterranean until their defeat by Napoleon in 1789.
		The American Association of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (Knights of Malta, SMOM) was founded in 1927.
		Nevertheless, in December of 1969 an exclusive meeting was held in the Rome office of Count Umberto Ortolani, the Ambassador of the Order of Malta to Uruguay, who has been called 'the brains' behind the fascist P-2 Masonic Lodge, which had been established in the mid-1960s.
	www.io.com /~patrik/malta.htm (551 words)

	Sovereign Military Order of Malta
		The Soveriegn Military Order of Malta is a sovereign entity according to international law, but is acctualy used as a classic example of an entity which is sovereign (like a country) but is not a country.
		In any of the two cases, I think that the SMOM should be considered as a country, as it have many of the functions of a country: it has diplomatic relations with many countries, issues passports (only countries, the Red Cross, and the UN issue passports), and is member of a few international organizations.
		SMOM is not categorized by the UN as a non-member state (like Switzerland and the Holy See) but among "entities and intergovernmental organizations having received a standing invitation to participate as observers."
	www.allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/smom.html (2697 words)

	Part 1: The New World Order: How Close? Paul Cain And Rick Joyner
		On November 17, 1948 the Sovereign Military Order of Malta awarded one of its highest honors, the Grand Cross of Merit, to Reinhard Gehlen, the Nazi chief of intelligence on the Soviet front.
		It is probably safe to say that the several thousand Knights of the Sovereign Military of Malta, principally in Europe, North Central, and South America, comprise the largest most consistently powerful and reactionary membership of any organization in the world today.
		Their official website gives their name as the "Sovereign Military Order Of Malta." They state of themselves that this "is a lay religious order of the Catholic church." It was founded in Jerusalem in 1099 and it was approved formally as an order by the Pope in 1113.
	www.pawcreek.org /articles/endtimes/NewWorldOrderPart1PaulCainRickJoyner.htm (3442 words)

	SMOM , Sovereign Military Order Of Malta - Knights of Malta
		SMOM, Sovereign Military Order Of Malta - Knights of Malta
		The Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM) was founded by the Blessed Fr Gerrard in 1099.
		Previously known as the Order of Jerusalem they travelled and settled in Malta in 1530 by decree of King Charles Vth granting them the island of Malta.
	www.emmsaid.com /smomstamps.htm (184 words)

	Order of Malta® Federal Association, USA
		This is the official site of the Federal Association of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (commonly known as the "Order of Malta").
		The Order of Malta is a lay, religious order of the Catholic Church.
		Members of the Order seek to glorify God through his or her work with the sick and the poor and witness of the Catholic faith.
	www.smom.org (226 words)

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