On October 26, 1757, they were transferred to that church, now protected by the Knights of Saint John of God.
12.
Peter united Knights of Saint John from Rhodes, Papal armies, and Mediterranean pirates to defeat the Muslim fleets before they could land.
13.
The fort was extensively used both by the Knights of Saint John and even by the British, who also used it as a prison.
14.
The hospitallers referred to above were the military order of the Knights of Saint John and Order of Saint John, the Knights Hospitaller.
15.
The Knights of Saint John were expelled from Rhodes in the 16th century and were temporarily granted refuge in Viterbo before they could travel to Malta.
16.
It also marked the importance of the Knights of Saint John and their relevant presence in Malta to aid Christendom in its defence against the Muslim conquest.
17.
He was discouraged from carrying this on by his wife, the late Irene Austin, later Dame Irene Murray, of the Knights of Saint John, Malta.
18.
Also, they held some of the strongest castles in the kingdom, for example Krak des Chevaliers, which was primarily controlled by the Knights of Saint John.
19.
Alof de Wignacourt joined the Order of the Knights of Saint John ( the Great Siege of Malta, when the Turks were defeated and never returned to the island.
20.
The coat of arms in the bottom right corner of the painting is that of Ippolito Malaspina, Prior of the Order of the Knights of Saint John ( the Knights of Malta ) in Naples.
