Nuns of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem
In Caltagirone (Sicily) in the Basilica of San Giacomo, the relics of Blessed Gerlando known as “of Alemagna” or “of Apollonia” have been venerated for centuries. The oldest authors said he was originally from Germany or Poland while according to
A monastery for the nuns of our Order was first established in Vittoriosa (Birgu) by Grand Master Verdala in 1582 and eventually moved to Valletta in 1595. The nuns never leave the sanctuary of the convent apart from serious medical
Day 1 – Founder and Superior of the Pilgrims’ house. With the Bull Pie postulatio voluntatis of 15 February 1113, Pope Paschal II placed the newly founded Hospice under the protection of the Holy See. In it, he described Gerard
The Federal superior of the Comendadoras addresses the following message on the occasion of the commemoration of Santa Ubaldesca that is celebrated today on May, 28th: The Nuns Comendadoras of San Juan de Acre in Spain remember the liturgical memory of
On May 23rd, the Nuns Comendadoras remember blessed Vilmos Apor, bishop and martyr. Vilmos (Gabriel) Apor de Altorja was born on February 29th, 1892 as the sixth of the eight children of Baron Gabriel and Countess Fidelia Palffy, fervent Catholics,
On May, 18th the Nuns remember Blessed Gerard Mecatti born in Villamagna, near Florence, in 1174. He came to Palestine where he entered as a servant in the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. After his return to Italy, he
One of the distinctive signs of the professed knights of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem is the cord or stola embroidered with the Instruments of the Passion which is worn attached to the neck of the choral dress.
“Hart werden, fest bleiben”: become tough, remain firm. In times of tribulation the Nuns Comendadoras remember Blessed Clemens August Graf von Galen (1878-1946), known as the “Lion of Munster”, whose memory is celebrated on the 22nd of March. As
On March 14th we remember the Servant of God Zita of Bourbon-Parma, Dame Grand Cross of Honor and Devotion of the Order of Malta (admitted on April 6th, 1914) widow of Blessed Charles I of Austria. She was born at
We commemorate today, February 26th, the Servant of God Cardinal Rafael Merry del Val, member of our Order of St. John of Jerusalem. Rafael Merry del Val y Zulueta was born on 10 October 1865 in London, where his