Giovanni Battista Orsini - Pirgos Panagias - Rhodes, Greece
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N 36° 26.426 E 028° 13.437
35S E 609697 N 4033497
Coat-of-arms of the house of Orsini, belonging to Giovanni Battista degli Orsini, Grand Master (1467-1476) of the Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem, Pirgos Panagias, Rhodes.
Waymark Code: WM11D0Z
Location: Greece
Date Posted: 09/30/2019
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Coat-of-arms of the house of Orsini, belonging to Giovanni Battista degli Orsini, Grand Master (1467-1476) of the Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem, Pirgos Panagias, Rhodes.
"Italian noble family from Rome, including three Roman Catholic Popes (12th, 13th and 18th c.), thirteen cardinals and various military and political personalities. This particular shield, placed on the walls of Rodos, next to the cross, emblem of the Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem, belongs to the Grand Master Giovanni Battista degli Orsini."
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"Giovanni Battista Orsini became the Grand Prior of the Order of Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem in 1442. He was in charge until 1466 after which he became the 39th Grand Master of the Order. In 1470, he restored the Fortress of Feraklos, on the island of Rodes where he died 6 years later."
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Oikósimo tou oíkou tis Orsíni, pou aníkei ston Tziováni Batísta tis Orsíni, o Megálos Didáskalos (1467-1476) tou Tágmatos tou Nosokomeíou Agíou Ioánni tis Ierousalím, o Pýrgos Panagiás, i Ródos.
"Italikí evgení oikogéneia apó ti Rómi, symperilamvanoménon trión Romaiokatholikón Papón (12os, 13os kai 18os ai.), Dekatreís kardinálioi kai diáfores stratiotikés kai politikés prosopikótites. I synkekriméni aspída, topothetiméni stous toíchous tis Ródou, dípla sto stavró, émvlima tis Diátagma tou nosokomeíou tou Agíou Ioánnou tis Ierousalím, aníkei ston Megálo Didáskalo Giovanni Battista degli Orsini. "
PIGI - (sýndesmos epískepsis)
"O Tziováni Battísta Orsíni égine o Megálos Próedros tou Tágmatos Ioannitón tou Agíou Ioánni tis Ierousalím to 1442. Diefthynótan méchri to 1466 kai metá égine o 39os Megálos Dáskalos tou Tágmatos kai to 1470 apokatéstise to Froúrio tou Ferákou, sto nisí ton Ródon ópou péthane 6 chrónia argótera. "
PIGI - (sýndesmos epískepsis)