HISTORICAL NAMES OF THE ORDER
 

The Order has been known by various names over the centuries, such as: Brothers of the Hospital, Hospitallers of Jerusalem, Knight Hospitallers of Jerusalem, Order of the Hospital, Knights of Saint John, Knights of Jerusalem, Knights of Cyprus, Knights of Rhodes, Knights of Malta, Order of Malta, Knights of Russia, and The Sovereign Order. These names often reflected the site of the Knights' homeland at various periods in the Order's history: Jerusalem 1048-1291, Cyprus 1291-1310, Rhodes 1310-1523, Malta 1530-1798, and Russia 1798-1917. The headquarters of the Sovereign Order is now in the United States.