Maltese Cross (Knights Hospitaller) MADE TO ORDER

MADE TO ORDER - PLEASE ALLOW 3-6 WEEKS FOR NECKLACE TO BE MADE

Comes with a 20inch 925 silver twisted rope chain

The Maltese cross, also known as Knights Hospitaller - 8 pointed V shape

Its eight points symbolize the eight Beatitudes according to Saint Matthew and the eight virtues that a member of the Order must possess: loyalty, piety, honesty, courage, honour and glory, contempt for death, solidarity towards the poor and the sick, respect for the Church. The eight points of the cross also represent the eight “lingue” (national groupings) of the Order’s members, namely: Auvergne, Provence, France, Aragon, Castile and Portugal, Italy, Germany and England (with Scotland and Ireland).