KH Garnier de Nablus Grand Master
Posts : 47 Join date : 2010-06-11
| Subject: The Knights Hospitaller Fri Jun 11, 2010 11:10 pm | |
| The Knights HospitallerWe go by many names, The Sovereign Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta, Knights of Malta, and the Knights of Rhodes. But the Name that we are known by, is the Knights Hospitaller! Originally formed as a hospital in Jerusalem made to care for the sick, poor and injured. We eventually grew strong enough to protect the Holy Land, and even after they where taken by the Muslims we took hold in Rhodes. We are a new clan that wishes to grow into a strong and powerful order. We are currently recruiting and when we grow powerful enough we will compete in clan competitions, but that is the future. We currently have six members:Po24, atvcards, Garnier de Nablus, Fassbinder, Bloodsent, Sao, Serius, Pathetic, Crusader New members: Crusader Ranking system - Spoiler:
Grand Master: Garnier de Nablus (Leaders)
Grand Knight of the Order: (you have shown extreme skill on the battlefield and have rarely died, this will give you the right to rule over your fellow Brothers)
Knights: Po24 (active players who have great skill with a weapon of any choice)
Squire: Fassbinder (active players who show great promise with all weapons and will certainly grow great and mighty)
Man at Arms: Bloodsent, Crusader, Sao, Serius600, Pathetic.
(active players in the clan whom I have not seen in combat)
Monks: atvcards (inactive members of the clan)
Hospital members: (people possibly joining the clan)
Rules of the Order - Spoiler:
TITLE I THE ORDER AND ITS NAT U R E ART I C L E 1 Origin and Nature of the Order P a r. 1 — The Sovereign Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes, and of Malta, arose from a group of hospitallers of the Hospice of Saint John of J e rusalem who had been called upon by circumstances to augment their original charitable enterprise with military service for the defence of pilgrims to the Holy Land and of Christian civilization in the East. It is a lay religious Ord e r, by tradition military, chivalrous and nobiliary, which in time became sovereign on the islands of Rhodes and later of Malta. P a r. 2 — In nations where it exercises its activity in virtue of its rights or of intern ational conventions, the Ord e r’s stru c t u re comprises: Grand Priories, Priories, Subpriories and National Associations. P a r. 3 — In this Constitution and in the Code the Sovereign Military Order of Malta is also re f e rred to as “the Order of Malta” or simply as “the Order”. P a r. 4 — In the rules which follow, the Grand Priories and the National Associations are also re f e rred to as Priories and Associations. The term Code refers to the Code of the Ord e r. ART I C L E 2 P u r p o s e P a r. 1 — The purpose of the Order is the promotion of the glory of God through the sanctification of its members, service to the faith and to the Holy Father, and assistance to one’s neighbour, in accordance with its ancient traditions. P a r. 2 — True to the divine precepts and to the admonitions of our Lord Jesus Christ, guided by the teachings of the Church, the Order aff i rms and propagates the Christian virtues of charity and bro t h e rhood. The Order carries out its charitable works for the sick, the needy and refugees without distinction of re l i g i o n , race, origin and age. The Order fulfils its institutional tasks especially by carrying out hospitaller works, including social and health assistance, as well as aiding victims of exceptional disasters and of war, attending also to their spiritual well-being and the s t rengthening of their faith in God. P a r. 3 — In order to be able to perf o rm their institutional tasks, the Priories and Associations may, according to the regulations of the Code, establish dependent org a nizations in accordance with national laws and international conventions and a g reements made with States. 6 ART I C L E 3 S o v e re i g n t y P a r. 1 — The Order is a subject of international law and exercises sovereign functions. P a r. 2 — Legislative, executive and judicial functions are re s e rved to the competent bodies of the Order according to the provisions of the Constitution and Code. ART I C L E 4 Relations with the Apostolic See P a r. 1 — The Order is a legal entity recognized by the Holy See. P a r. 2 — Religious members through their vows, as well as members of the Second Class t h rough the Promise of Obedience, are only subject to their appropriate Superiors in the Ord e r. In accordance with the Code of Canon Law, the churches and conventual institutions of the Order are exempt from the jurisdiction of the dioceses and are d i rectly subject to the Holy See. P a r. 3 — In the conduct of relations with the Apostolic See, the acquired rights, customs and privileges granted to the Order by the Supreme Pontiffs are in force unless e x p ressly abro g a t e d . P a r. 4 — The Supreme Pontiff appoints as his re p resentative to the Order a Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church on whom are conferred the title of C a rdinalis Patro n u s and special faculties. The C a rdinalis Patro n u s has the task of promoting the spiritual interests of the Order and its members and relations between the Holy See and the Ord e r. P a r. 5 — The Order has diplomatic re p resentation to the Holy See, according to the norm s of international law. P a r. 6 — The religious nature of the Order does not prejudice the exercise of sovere i g n p re rogatives pertaining to the Order in so far as it is recognized by States as a subject of international law. ART I C L E 5 S o u rces of the Ord e r’s Law The sources of the Ord e r’s law are : 1 – the Constitution, the Code of the Order and, as an adjunct, canonical legislation; 2 – the legislative provisions according to Art. 15, par. 2, a) of the Constitution; 3 – i n t e rnational agreements ratified according to Art. 15, par. 2, h) of the Constitut i o n ; 7 4 – its customs and privileges; 5 – the Code Rohan where not in contradiction to current norm s . ART I C L E 6 Flags, Insignia and Armorial Bearings of the Ord e r P a r. 1 — The flag of the Order bears either the white latin cross on a red field or the white eight - pointed cross (cross of Malta) on a red field. P a r. 2 — The armorial bearings of the Order display a white latin cross on a red oval field, surrounded by a ro s a ry, all superimposed on a white eight - pointed cro s s and displayed under a princely mantle surmounted by a cro w n . P a r. 3 — A special regulation, approved by the Grand Master with the deliberative vote of the Sovereign Council, defines the characteristics and the use of the flags, the insignia and the armorial bearings of the Ord e r.
Allies - Spoiler:
Defenders of Faith The Kingdom of Veluca
the real Order [quote author=SCGavin link=topic=118613.msg2869605#msg2869605 date=1276197097] Current Constitution: http://www.orderofmalta.org/site/pdf/Order%20of%20Malta%20-%20Constitution.pdf"PAPAL BULL CONFIRMING THE FOUNDATION OF THE ORDER dated 15th February 1113" (scroll down): http://blessed-gerard.org/bgt_1_3.htm[/quote] Download link for Flag pack: http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php/topic,83152.0.htmlOur website knightshospitaller.darkbb.com(not fully complete) All thanks goes to Lightrend | |
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