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Grand Magistry announces death of H.E. the Lieutenant of the Grand Master Fra’ Marco Luzzago
The death is announced of the Lieutenant of the Grand Master, Fra’ Marco Luzzago, who has died today in Italy. The Order of Malta mourns his passing. Details of the funeral will follow shortly. The Grand Commander, Fra’ Ruy Villa Boas takes over as head of the Order until a new head is elected.

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The mission of the Order of Malta is inspired by its tradition of ‘Tuitio Fidei et Obsequium Pauperum', to assist the poor and the sick, and bear witness to the Christian faith.

The Sovereign Order of Malta is a sovereign subject of international law. The Order - which is based in Rome, in via Condotti - has its own Government, an independent magistracy, and bilateral diplomatic relations with 110 countries.

The Order of St John of Jerusalem is one of the oldest institutions of Western and Christian civilisation. Present in Palestine in around 1048, it is a lay religious Order, traditionally of military, chivalrous, noble nature.