900th Anniversary of Foundation of the Order of St. John Of Jerusalem, Rhodes and Malta

[The Chief]

The Sovereign Order of St. John of Jerusalem, commonly called of Malta, will on Friday mark 900 years since it was officially recognised and established by a Bull of Pope Paschal II, dated 15th of February, AD 1113. (I believe this date has been updated, so to speak, due to intervening calendar changes). The Order is the oldest Order of chivalry in the world.

Interestingly, the main celebration of this historic event seems to have already occurred in Rome, last weekend, see:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/02/08/171506669/knights-of-malta-celebrates-900th-anniversary-at-vatican

Did anyone attend?
In years past, rec.heraldry was heavily dominated by all things chivalric, so I find it a little shocking that no one has posted about this historic event.

Regards,
The Chief

[e $$iri k_1]

On Wednesday, February 13, 2013 7:26:27 PM UTC-6, The Chief wrote:
n years past, rec.heraldry was heavily dominated by all things chivalric, so I find it a little shocking that no one has posted about this historic event.

all very true, but then, rec.heraldry itself isn't what it once was...

[gregs talkin]

Post by The Chief
n years past, rec.heraldry was heavily dominated by all things chivalric, so I find it a little shocking that no one has posted about this historic event.
all very true, but then, rec.heraldry itself isn't what it once was...

Yes; rec.heraldry has dropped off quite a bit, and as I've checked in
with other sites, posting on those forums isn't what it once was
either: some forums have been quiet for some to years or more.

I think perhaps the heraldic community may be moving on.

[gregs talkin]

The Sovereign Order of St. John of Jerusalem, commonly called of Malta, will on Friday mark 900 years since it was officially recognised and established by a Bull of Pope Paschal II, dated  15th of February, AD 1113. (I believe this date has been updated, so to speak, due to intervening calendar changes). The Order is the oldest Order of chivalry in the world.
Interestingly, the main celebration of this historic event seems to have already occurred in Rome, last weekend, see:http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/02/08/171506669/knights-of-m...
Did anyone attend?
In years past, rec.heraldry was heavily dominated by all things chivalric, so I find it a little shocking that no one has posted about this historic event.
Regards,
  The Chief

Thanks for the update: very interesting.

Yeah, Guy Sainty used to come in quite often, but he appears to be
doing other things these days.