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not adequately reporting on the distribution of contraceptives
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Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
2124:"Honorary Degree for Fra' Matthew Festing - Order of Malta"
1764:"The Grand Master Fra' Matthew Festing resigns from office"
1692:"Knights of Malta head resigns after dispute with Vatican"
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1993:"Sacro Militare Ordine di Santo Stefano Papa e Martire"
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1574:Owen, Richard (11 March 2008).
1143:Knight Grand Cross with Collar
1094:Gr I - Bailiff/Dame Grand Cross
447:, including its then Prefect,
345:was 486330. Until 2008, he was
51:11 March 2008 – 28 January 2017
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2451:Order of Malta Ambulance Corps
1969:. Saintanna.ru. Archived from
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1364:Order of Isabella the Catholic
1342:, Rank of Raja (3 March 2015)
1155:Grand Cross with Chain of the
1001:Order of Isabella the Catholic
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399:-style meeting at the order's
299:High Sheriff of Northumberland
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1131:Commander Grand Cross of the
1090:Venerable Order of Saint John
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2046:. Boletin Oficial del Estado
1362:Knight of the Collar of the
1205:Grand Order of King Tomislav
1121:Order of the Star of Romania
527:Ancestors of Matthew Festing
511:, presided over by cardinal
327:St John's College, Cambridge
289:family, descending from the
3292:(with year of proclamation)
3239:Great Siege of Malta (1565)
3097:Principality of Heitersheim
2788:St John (Conventual Church)
2613:Villa del Priorato di Malta
1071:Order of the British Empire
667:10. Henry Blathwayt Festing
374:Order of the British Empire
309:(formerly President of the
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2977:Palace of the Grand Master
1520:Doctor of Public Service
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1027:Bailiff Grand Prior (2017)
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1291:Order of the White Eagle
1230:Knight of Justice (1991)
1133:Order of the Three Stars
780:12. John Giffard Riddell
364:Festing was appointed a
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3229:Invasion of Gozo (1551)
1749:27 January 2018 at the
1596:(Archived: 12 May 2008)
1315:Order of St. Stanislaus
858:3. Mary Cecilia Riddell
458:Boeselager appealed to
449:Gerhard Cardinal Müller
251:Prince and Grand Master
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3194:Battle of Arsuf (1191)
2705:Santa Margherita Lines
2446:Malteser International
2411:Diplomatic missions to
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2222:Catholic Church titles
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1109:Territorial Decoration
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552:Francis Worgan Festing
480:Giovanni Angelo Becciu
441:Raymond Cardinal Burke
390:Grand Prior of England
283:Francis Worgan Festing
235:Robert Matthew Festing
193:Robert Matthew Festing
3249:Raid on Żejtun (1614)
2755:Grand Master's Palace
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1352:Order of Makarios III
1242:Order of St Januarius
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291:Throckmorton baronets
106:Ludwig von Rumerstein
71:Ludwig von Rumerstein
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1167:Grand Cross of the
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419:from 1258 to 1277.
206:Sir Francis Festing
94:Giacomo dalla Torre
60:Giacomo dalla Torre
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2134:on 1 December 2017
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