Santiago de Compostela: Aspects of a cult in Malta of the Knights of St John

The cult of St James within the Order of St John was evident throughout its stay in Malta in the architectural fabric it left behind, particularly the fortified land-front of the city of Valletta, as well as in other notable buildings, namely the Auberge of Castile, León and Portugal, and its church...

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Autores: Buttigieg, E. (Emanuel)|||/items/4de0dda6-97ab-4031-8571-8dba1d15341d, Davies, F. (Franco)|||/items/140e9d61-d435-44d4-aae2-aa73d57ac708
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Navarra
Repositorio:Dadun. Depósito Académico Digital de la Universidad de Navarra
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:dadun.unav.edu:10171/63503
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10171/63503
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Historia militar
Santiago
Santiago de Compostela
Fortificaciones
Caballeros de San Juan
La Valeta
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Sumario:The cult of St James within the Order of St John was evident throughout its stay in Malta in the architectural fabric it left behind, particularly the fortified land-front of the city of Valletta, as well as in other notable buildings, namely the Auberge of Castile, León and Portugal, and its church of St James. While its architectural aspects have withstood the test of time, other social aspects of the cult of Santiago in Malta are evident through the religious art in the Conventual Church of the Order in Valletta, today St John’s co-cathedral, but also through religious rituals held on the island during the stay of the knights. This reflected a local cult which shows hints of being present also before the arrival of the Hospitaller Order to the Maltese shores.