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The Maltese Cross and the Fire Service. The History of the Maltese Crossby Mica Calfee. One. can easily find a hundred web sites that will tell. Knights of Malta and their battles. Ottoman pirates or the Saracens. The story is. that these knights had a cross on their tunics and. Saracens used fire as a weapon against them. All of this is true. There were. many of these knights who risked their lives to save their. But there. is much more to the story than that. These knights were incredibly brave and one battle has them winning against unbelievable odds. PLEASE NOTE This article is not meant to suggest that the current emblem of the United States fire service did not evolve from the cross of the Knights of St. John. All the contributors and sources of the article suggest, is how it may have done so and the history of those brave knights and of the emblem. In his book Badges of the Bravest Gary Urbanowicz states that the first use of a Maltese cross was adopted by FDNY in 1. 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Those of the Commissioner, deputy, chief engineer and assistants are gold plated, and those of the privates are German silver. The present badges have been in use so long that some of them have found their way into the possession of parties who are not entitled to them, and from whom they cannot be obtained. Humphrey Bogart The Maltese Falcon Full Movie' title='Humphrey Bogart The Maltese Falcon Full Movie' />Hence the change. Gary Urbanowicz As mentioned. Civil War. had much. We. can probably all agree that the firefighters emblem. It is unique and does. NEW A website that talks more about the cross of the Knights of St. John, and its relationship to the U. S. Fire service emblem. Logo. html. These Knights. Malta. There were Knights of Malta. In fact they still. A more proper name. Order. of St John of Jerusalem, Knights Hospitaller. This was a Benedictine. AD. They maintained a hospital. Jerusalem for pilgrims after the first crusade. But soon after that, their. After the loss of the holy land, Jerusalem fell in 1. These locations include Rhodes. It is because of the many places they occupied, that to this day they are. The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of. Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta abbreviated SMOM. A small sovereign. Rome is said to house the remaining knights of this order. What. about the fire The. Skill in glass blowing and other technologies. Molotov Cocktails down. The Knights. of St. John were undoubtedly involved in such battles. Some of the more famous battles probably involved. Saracens. The Saracens used fire in many ways. Besides throwing fire bombs, they would sail vessels. Many knights were reported to be courageous and heroic. More. about Malta. On. August 1. 5, 1. Rhodes. A more famous order of military knights was. Knights Templar. This order was. Hospitallers. Now known as The Knights. Watch Amityville: The Awakening Online Hulu more. Rhodes they were forced to become a more. Barbary. pirates. They withstood two invasions in the 1. Sultan of Egypt in 1. Mehmed II in 1. 48. Constantinople. made the Knights a priority target. In. 1. 52. 2 an entirely new threat arrived from turkey. Suleman. Suleiman The Magnificent brought 2. Rhodes. To repel this force the knights had. The. resulting siege lasted six months, at the end of. Rhodes. and retreated to the Kingdom of Sicily. In exchange. the knights promised to leave Sulemans minions in. But after a time, they were once again fighting. The. knights eventually moved to the island. Malta. They were allowed. Malta under a 1. 53. Pope Clement VIII. But they had to pay rent to. Sicily. This rent. Maltese Falcon a year. This historic fact was the basis of the plot of Hammetts. The Maltese. Falcon. They. built large fortifications on malta including St. Elmos Fort. Finally they acquired the name, The. Knights of Malta. From Malta they launched. Barbary Pirates and became enemies. Ottoman Empire once again. In 1. 56. 4 Suleiman. He sent his. armada of over 1. Malta with over 4. Malta endured many sieges starting. An amazing account. Malta can be found HERE. It. was only in 1. Malta fell at the hands of. Napoleon. But it was through trickery rather than. Napoleon asked for safe harbor and. The order also had a rule that prohibited. Christians. They had also, previously. France and had been confiscated. Members. It has survived in several forms since then. The. Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John. of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta, better known. Sovereign Military Order of Malta or SMOM. Catholic order which claims national sovereignty. United Nations. Its claims of sovereignty are. SMOM is considered to be the. Knights Hospitaller. Knights of Malta, and today operates. There are several other organizations who attempt. Knights. of Malta. What. about the Cross By all accounts, the knights. Malta did wear a medieval cross. It looked something. The. Reverend Dr. Michael Foster in his History of the Maltese Cross, defines a Maltese. Cross as one, made from four straight. In. some sources this is actually known as a Cross. Patee Nowy Pattee Nowee. They. A student of heraldry, who has. More about that later. A Present Flag of The SMOM. A Maltese coin minted in 1. This. cross was probably adopted while the order was at. Malta. The cross of Rhodes was slightly different. One. can find resources that give meaning to each of the. A somewhat thorough. San Diego suggests that each point. Maltese Cross, was said to stand for eight. Live in truthHave faithRepent of sinsGive proof of humilityLove justiceBe mercifulBe sincere and whole heartedEndure persecutionFrom http www. These. aspirations or obligations are reflected in the Beatitudes. Blessed are the poor in spirit. Blessed are those who mourn. Blessed are the meek. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness. Blessed are the merciful. Blessed are the pure at heart. Blessed are the peacemakers. Blessed are they who are persecuted for righteousness. Matthew 5 3 1. If we look at the. One of the. most obvious uses of a version of the patee nowy. Canadian fire brigades. Also. in Great Britain, Canada and other such countries. Maltese cross has evolved into different versions. Or Courtesy RC Etheridge. This. is known as the Star of Jerusalem design. Commonly the eight points are assigned virtues, much. The British fire services badge design is. Tact, Gallantry, Dexterity, Observation, Perseverance, Loyalty, Explicitness. Sympathy. These are very reminiscence of the aspirations of the knights or the chivalric. If not exactly the same. One. Below is the version found on fire stations in Maui, Hawaii. Anyone know the history of this one This does not look much like any seen anywhere else. For more information on. Hawaiian fire service, click on photo. The Cross of St. Florian Idea. There are those people or websites who claim that the fire service cross is somehow derived from the Cross of St. Florian. This is a dubious assertion at best. The following serves to report on this claim. In no way should this be considered an endorsement of the idea. Click here for possibly the best discussion found on the subject. This by Chaplain Reverend, Don Engebretson of the Town of Antigo Volunteer Fire Department. Here is. St Florian Cross Maltese. Wiki. Should be considered somewhat unreliable. The. St. Florian is widely used by fire services. SaintFlorian An. Encyclopedia showing a typical St. Florian. cross. http www. Saint Florian. Here. St. Florian. cross. It says The badge of a fireman is the St. Florian. Cross oftentimes mistakenly called the Maltese Cross. This St. Florian Cross is a symbol of protection. Its story is hundreds of years. It goes on to say, The St. Florian Cross is.