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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/102374| Title: | The Sovereign Military Order of Malta (S.M.O.M) |
| Authors: | Said, E. |
| Keywords: | Order of St John -- History Knights of Malta -- History Sovereign Military Order of Malta -- History Ships on postage stamps Flags on postage stamps Heraldry on postage stamps Maps on postage stamps Art on postage stamps Armed Forces on postage stamps Postage stamp design Christmas on postage stamps Knights of Malta. Grand Masters -- On postage stamps Order of St John. Grand Masters -- On postage stamps |
| Issue Date: | 1970 |
| Publisher: | Malta Philatelic Society |
| Citation: | Said, E. (1970). The Sovereign Military Order of Malta (S.M.O.M). The Philatelic Society of Malta magazine, 3(2), 6-8. |
| Abstract: | The origin of the Order dates back to the l0th Century, when some of the Merchants from Amalfi (Italy) founded a 'hospital' in Jerusalem to take care of the weary and tired pilgrims visiting the Holy Land. Then, under the leadership of Raimondo De Podia (its first Grand Master) it became a Military Order, intimately linked with a number of victories and military occurrences. Unlike its predecessors, the S.M.O.M. is today a purely a non belligerent body totally dedicated to deeds of philanthropic nature. In Malta, the year 1968 saw the opening of both a seat (of an Ambassadorial nature) in St. John's Cavalier, and of a blood clinic in St. Ursula Street, Valletta. To help in its fund raising drive the Order issues for the present, two to three sets of stamps every year. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/102374 |
| Appears in Collections: | JMPS - 1970 - 3(2) |
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