In 1994, this order was granted Permanent Observer status in the UN.
In 1994, this order was granted Permanent Observer status in the UN. In 1798, Napoleon expelled them from the home they had occupied since it had been granted to them in 1530 by Charles V of Spain; in 1834, they found a new home in Rome, where their Grand Magistracy enjoys extraterritorial rights. Long known for doing hospital work during wartime, their eight-pointed cross is widely recognized. FTP, name this order, possibly best-known for the story in a Dashiell Hammett novel about the jewel-encrusted falcon they sent to Charles V.
In 1994, this order was granted Permanent Observer status in the UN.
Knights of Malta (or the Order of Malta or the Order of St. John)