Order of Saint John in Sweden

The Order of Saint John in Sweden (Swedish: (S:t) Johanniterorden i Sverige)[lower-alpha 1] is a Protestant chivalric order. It is a member of the Alliance of the Orders of Saint John of Jerusalem.

This article is about the modern Protestant chivalric order in Sweden. For the Catholic military order (including in Sweden), see Sovereign Military Order of Malta. For other uses, see Order of Saint John (disambiguation).

Coat of arms of the Order, crossing Sweden's with the Maltese cross.

It was founded in 1920 in Stockholm, Sweden, as an affiliate of the German Bailiwick of Brandenburg.[1] In November 1946, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Gustav V as the Johanniterorden i Sverige. King Carl XVI Gustav is the current High Patron, and Queen Silvia is the First Honorary Member of the Order.[2]

Medals, honors, and other ceremonial decorations from the Order are officially open to all citizens; however, they are currently only awarded to members of the House of Nobility, making it a de facto noble order.

Ceremonial clothes for Knights of the Order, dating c. early 1900s:

Notes
  1. Also known and recorded as the Johanniter Orden, (Order of) St John in Sweden, St. John's in Sweden and St. John of Sweden, among other minor variants. The epithet of "Saint" may be absent entirely in more zealous Protestant publications. (See Lutheran theology.)

References
  1. Order of St John in Sweden - History
  2. Order of St John in Sweden - Organisation


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