Welcome to the home page of the Sovereign Knight-Almoners of Malta. We are an ecumenical, international, non-partisan, unprepossessing chivalric Order dedicated to the care and well-being of ourselves, our families, our fellow Knights, and Society as a whole. In that order.
- History
- Structure & Governance
- Mission
- Activities
- Membership
- Disclaimer
History
The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem, as it came to be known, was founded in Jerusalem by its first Master, Blessed Gerard (d. 1120), when the city was recovered by the Christians at the time of the First Crusade.The Sovereign Knight-Almoners of Malta, however, was invented at about a quarter to 3 p.m. on September 3, 1999.
Structure & Governance
The Sovereign Knight-Almoners of Malta are led by the Right High Marshall Knight, with the advice and consent of the Master Almoner. The current Right High Knight is His Mightiness Eduard Beau-de-Mont; the position of Master Almoner is up for grabs.Below the Right High Marshall Knight and the Master Almoner are three High Marshall Knights, followed by seven Marshall Knights, twelve High Knights, and as many Knights as there are people left over. (The chivalric Ranks of Almoner, Sub-Almoner, and Journeyman Beggar have been suppressed for lack of interest.)
Mission
The mission of the Sovereign Knight-Almoners of Malta is summed up in its motto, Cenare Et Perpotare. If you don't know Latin, a rough translation of this could well be, "To do good works and to think good thoughts."
Activities
The activities of the Sovereign Knight-Almoners of Malta are many and varied. Please contact the High Almoner for a current list of upcoming activities.
Membership
Investiture into the Sovereign Knight-Almoners of Malta is, as should be evident, strictly controlled. A candidate must meet all or most of the following conditions:Following receipt of the Request for Admission, the Right High Marshall Knight shall, with the advice and consent of the Master Almoner, accept or deny the Admission of the Requester to the Sovereign Knight-Almoners of Malta. Acceptance or denial will be forwarded to the Requester in a timely manner. If a Candidate is accepted, the Rank at which the Candidate is to be invested will also be indicated (see "Structure & Governance"). Upon receipt of Notification of Acceptance, the Candidate is regarded, under all known laws of jurisprudence and international law, to be an Equites de Facto, of the Rank so indicated in the Notification of Acceptance, of the Sovereign Knight-Almoners of Malta.
- Be over the age of eighteen at the time of investiture.
- On his or her own, or with the aid of a second party, have heard of or been made aware of the Sovereign Knight-Almoners of Malta.
- Choose, freely and with no undue pressure, to request admission to the Sovereign Knight-Almoners of Malta.
- Have his or her Request for Admission to the Sovereign Knight-Almoners of Malta be received by the Right High Marshall Knight.
Should you feel drawn to the Sovereign Knight-Almoners of Malta, please submit a request for admission, with complete attestation of your qualifications, to HM Eduard Beau-de-Mont, RHMK.
Disclaimer
The Sovereign Knight-Almoners of Malta are in no way associated with the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. The Sovereign Knight-Almoners of Malta are in no way associated with Malta. Nor are they, in any meaningful sense, almoners, or knights, or sovereign.
Page maintained by Tom Kreitzberg, tak@smart.net. Created on September 3, 1999.