Arms of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem

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The Arms of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem are the heraldic emblem of the modern chivalric order of St John, featuring the distinctive white eight-pointed Maltese-style cross associated with its historic charitable and hospitaller mission.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chivalric order ⓘ
coat of arms ⓘ
corporate arms ⓘ
heraldic emblem ⓘ
royal order of chivalry ⓘ
symbol of chivalric order ⓘ
associatedWith Order of Saint John ⓘ
St John Ambulance ⓘ
St John Eye Hospital Group ⓘ
category Christian heraldry ⓘ
arms of orders of chivalry ⓘ
charge white eight-pointed cross ⓘ
chargeType Maltese cross ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
crossColour white ⓘ
designInfluence Maltese cross of the medieval Knights Hospitaller ⓘ
fieldColour sable ⓘ
function identify the Order of St John ⓘ
represent the Order in heraldic contexts ⓘ
grantedBy College of Arms ⓘ
grantedUnderAuthorityOf British Crown ⓘ
hasDesignElement eight points of the cross ⓘ
historicalOrigin Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem ⓘ
jurisdiction United Kingdom ⓘ
legalStatus protected emblem in the United Kingdom ⓘ
relatedTo arms of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta ⓘ
arms of the medieval Knights Hospitaller ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Christianity ⓘ
represents Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem ⓘ
symbolizes Christian charity ⓘ
Christian faith ⓘ
care of the sick and poor ⓘ
chivalric ideals ⓘ
hospitaller mission ⓘ
self-sacrifice ⓘ
service ⓘ
tinctureOfCharge argent ⓘ
tinctureOfField black ⓘ
usedBy corporate bodies of the Order of St John ⓘ
members of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem ⓘ
usedOn buildings of the Order ⓘ
flags of the Order ⓘ
insignia ⓘ
official documents ⓘ
seals ⓘ
usedSince 19th century ⓘ
visualMotto white cross on black field ⓘ

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Venerable Order of St John → coatOfArms → Arms of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem ⓘ