Open AccessSantiago de Compostela: Aspects of a cult in Malta of the Knights of St John
Author(s) -
Emanuel Buttigieg,
Franco Davies
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
memoria y civilización/memoria y civilización
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.131
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 2254-6367
pISSN - 1139-0107
DOI - 10.15581/001.24.017
Subject(s) - cult , maltese , order (exchange) , history , ancient history , archaeology , art , philosophy , linguistics , finance , economics
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.