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Originally Posted by Ashatav
This is a thread to talk about the Knights of malta, the "militia of the pope"
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Hmmm If this is a thread about the "Knights of Malta" it seems only fair that you should start with their official websites... But then since your on a Crusade... I guess fair play isn't in the game plan...
Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta. Abbreviations of the name - Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Sovereign Order of Malta, or Order of Malta - are often used for legal, diplomatic or communication purposes.
The knights were initially called the Knights Hospitaller (or Hospitallers) to describe their mission. But they were also called the Knights of St John because of the Order’s patron saint, St. John Baptist
http://www.orderofmalta.org/site/nom...asp?idlingua=5
They also run Hospitals around the world and the Saint John's FREE Ambulance service which is outlawed in the USA because free competition with our ambulance service is a no no...