#21 Ad Crucem Christmon - Maltese Cross
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The Maltese cross is associated with the island of Malta. The cross is a white, eight-pointed cross having the form of four "V"-shaped elements, each joining the others at its vertex, leaving the other two tips spread outward symmetrically. This is placed on a red background or worn on a black mantle.
The Order of St. John adopted the Maltese cross in 1567, the points meaning the eight obligations or aspirations of the knights:
- to live in truth
- to have faith
- to repent one's sins
- to give proof of humility
- to love justice
- to be merciful
- to be sincere and wholehearted
- to endure persecution