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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/24806| Title: | From Jerusalem to Valletta : the evolution of the Order of St John's chapter-general (1131-1631) |
| Authors: | Aloisio, Mark |
| Keywords: | Order of St John -- History Order of St John -- Administration Knights of Malta -- History Knights of Malta -- Administration |
| Issue Date: | 1996 |
| Publisher: | Malta University Historical Society |
| Citation: | Aloisio, M. (1996). From Jerusalem to Valletta : the evolution of the Order of St John's chapter-general (1131-1631). Storja 1996, 7-11. |
| Abstract: | The Hospitaller's chapter-general was the Order's sole legislative authority. It also supervised routine administrative business and acted as the highest court of justice. The decisions of chapters-general were recorded in the statutes, which thereby built up into a corpus of regulations on all aspects of the Order's structure. The chapter-general, together with the Grand Master and Council was the heart of the Hospitaller government. Indeed, in many respects it was the chief organ of that government for no member of, or body within, the Hospital, could refute to ignore its decrees. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/24806 |
| Appears in Collections: | Storja 1996 Storja 1996 |
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