This is the site of the ancient Commandery of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem in Orvieto. We stumbled across this site by accident when visiting Orvieto a couple weeks back while on pilgrimage to Rome for the 900th anniversary of the papal bull recognizing the Order.Sovrano Militare Ordine di MaltaGran Priorato di RomaSan Giovanni di OrvietoAntica Sede della Commenda dell'Ordini dei CavalieridiSan Giovanni di Gerusaleme.
"Per signum S. Crucis de inimicis nostris libera nos Deus noster Jesus, Crux, et Maria sint nihi salus, custodia ex via".
23 February 2013
Historic Seat of the SMOM Commandery - Orvieto, Italy
The inscription on the door reads,
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