Anton Flavian de Ripa was the 35th Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller from 1421 until his death in Rhodes in 1437. [1]
Garrotxa is a comarca (county) in the Girona region, Catalonia, Spain. Its population in 2016 was 55,999, more than half of them in the capital city of Olot. It is roughly equivalent to the historical County of Besalú.
Diplomatic service is the body of diplomats and foreign policy officers maintained by the government of a country to communicate with the governments of other countries. Diplomatic personnel obtain diplomatic immunity when they are accredited to other countries. Diplomatic services are often part of the larger civil service and sometimes a constituent part of the foreign ministry.
Bac de Roda is a station on line 2 of the Barcelona Metro.
Sant Miquel de Fluvià is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain. The original part of the village lies just to the north of the river Fluvià and is dominated by the tower of an 11th-century church that was originally part of a Benedictine monastery that has since disappeared.
Sant Mori is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
Torroella de Fluvià is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It includes the village of Vilacolum. The 11th Century Church of Sant Tomàs de Fluvià is a notable romanesque landmark.
Vilamacolum is a municipality and village in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia. It is on the left side of the Fluvià river, in a flat land. The local economy is based on agriculture and tourism.
Vilaür is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
Castellfollit de la Roca is a municipality in the comarca of Garrotxa, in the Province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. The urban area is bordered by the confluence of the Fluvià and Toronell rivers, between which the town's basalt cliff rises.
The Alliance of the Orders of Saint John of Jerusalem is a federation of European chivalric orders that share inheritance of the tradition of the medieval military Knights Hospitaller.
Sant Joan les Fonts is a municipality of the comarca of Garrotxa, located in Girona, Catalonia, northern Spain. As of 2014, the population is 2,919. Until 1949 it was known as Begudà.
This is an article about the postage stamps and postal history of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
Guissona is a town and municipality located in the north of the comarca (county) of Segarra, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. With 6,862 inhabitants Guissona is the principal municipality in the northern half of Segarra and the second most populated in the county after Cervera. In addition to the populated place of Guissona, the municipality integrates the smaller place of Guarda-si-venes. The municipality is split into two parts, the bigger eastern part containing almost all the population.
The Sovereign Military Order of Malta passport is a travel document issued to officials and diplomats of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM). The order issues biometric passports which are fully ICAO9303 compliant.
The following is a comprehensive list of orders, decorations, and medals bestowed by the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, both in the present-day and historically.
The flag and coat of arms of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, or the Jerusalem flag, display a white cross on a red field, ultimately derived from the design worn by the Knights Hospitaller during the Crusades.
Armand de Fluvià i Escorsa was a Catalan genealogist and heraldist. He specialized in Catalan genealogies and in the dynasties of the counts of the Catalan Countries. He had also been a pioneer of the gay rights movement since the last years of the Francoist dictatorship. He was one of the founders of Nacionalistes d'Esquerra.
Ubaldesca Taccini was an Italian Catholic nun and member of the Order of Saint John. Her feast day is celebrated on 28 May.
Sovereign Military Order of Malta–European Union relations are the diplomatic relations between the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM) and the European Union (EU). They were formally established in 2003 when the SMOM established a representation and office in Brussels, having been in contact with the European Commission since the early 1990s.