They knew that from that day on – in every moment of their lives – they had to be worthy of the chivalric idea, with which they became one. The postulants rethought their previous lives, their actions, and were waiting for the next day being wrapt in thoughts and spiritually purified, often kept vigil until morning, and they knew that from that day their lives changed. While they cleaned their weapons and tidied their appearance: bathed, took clean clothes, completely attuned spiritually to the special experience awaiting them, in which only the privileged were allowed to partake. At that time it was recorded as the „Watch of Arms” by the knight's memory, the role of which was that the evening before the investiture all the knight candidates prepared in all respects for the big event the next day.
CERTIFICATE OF KNIGHTHOOD REGISTRATION
(The article can be found here: )ĭuring the afternoon, especially on that hot summer day, knight candidates arrived one after the other with their family, relatives, friends to Chateau Béla – surrounded by an enormous, fresh park.Īfter the registration and taking up the hotel rooms, at 17.00 o'clock began the meeting with the candidates, a tradition which dates back to the knight's distant past.
CERTIFICATE OF KNIGHTHOOD PRO
On the 22nd June (Friday) the official events of the knighthood ceremony started with the board meeting of Pro Deo State University. John, or better known as the Knights of Malta, as well as knights of the Sovereign Order of Cyprus – which is the military branch of KMFAP, and also known as Knights of Sword and Silence – were invested during the ceremony. This time again knights of the Order of St. On the 23rd June 2012 took place the 19th knighthood ceremony of KMFAP, organised by its Hungarian Grand Priory and the Slovakian Priory, with the active participation of knights, dames and high-ranking leaders representing 20 countries of three continents. Throughout the years Knights of Malta maintained this tradition, therefore we chose the second time now the magnificent castle, Chateau Bela, in Slovakia, as the venue of the ceremony. On this day the name of the postulant – by his merits – got into the list of knights kept in the golden book of the almost 1000 year-old Knight Order.Įmphasizing its importance and exceptional nature, the investiture ceremony is commonly organised in specially solemn circumstances and faithfully to the traditions. The ceremony of investiture was always a significant event in the history of the Sovereign Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, Knights of Malta, Federation of the Autonomous Priories (KMFAP) as well as in the life of the candidate.
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