Organization of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and Malta

Résumé du livre

The Order was an active religious order with the aim of "Glorifying God through the sanctification of its members, service to the Faith and the Holy See, and welfare work" (p. 10). Its distinguishing characteristics were welfare work and sovereignty. In international protocol, it was to be treated as an independent state. With descriptions of the requirements for and duties of officers, and charts of religious lines of responsibility and civil relationships.