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Knights of Malta

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noun

  1. the order of Hospitalers.


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After all, the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George is not comparable to more familiar fraternal societies like the Knights of Columbus, or Catholic lay orders like the Knights of Malta.

From Slate • Nov. 4, 2024

Within church politics, he and Pope Francis were at odds over the firing of the head of the Knights of Malta after the order's charity branch was found to have distributed condoms in Myanmar.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2023

Inlaid marble slabs honor several hundred Knights of Malta.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2019

On our third day, Rojas-Berscia contacted a Maltese Facebook friend, who invited us to dinner in Birgu, a medieval city fortified by the Knights of Malta in the sixteenth century.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 27, 2018

The Algerian singled out a detached group of about fifteen galleys, among which was the flagship of the Knights of Malta.

From A History of Sea Power by Stevens, William Oliver

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