Grand Priory of Bohemia
The Grand Priory of Bohemia is one of the Grand Priories of the Sovereign Order of Malta. The Order has been present in Prague's Lesser Town (Malá Strana) since the second half of the 12th century, when Duke Vladislaus II gave the Knights of St. John land at the foot of the Judith Bridge; the Prague commandery is the oldest surviving precinct of the Order in the world. After its suppression by the Communists, the Grand Priory survived in exile. Its work in Prague was officially restored on 1 April 1990 and publicly announced on 20 April 1990 at Mass in the Church of Our Lady beneath the Chain, on the eve of Pope John Paul II's first visit to the Czech lands.
The seat of the Grand Priory is the Grand Priory Palace on Velkopřevorské náměstí. Its church is the Church of Our Lady beneath the Chain in Lázeňská street.
- HistoryFrom the 12th-century commandery at the Judith Bridge to the restoration of the Grand Priory in 1990.
- OfficersThe Prince Grand Prior, the officers and the members of the Chapter of the Grand Priory of Bohemia.
- Grand Priory PalaceThe Baroque Grand Priory Palace in Prague's Lesser Town, seat of the Grand Priory of Bohemia: history, architecture and use today.
- Gift acceptance policyThe principles governing how the Order of Malta and its entities accept gifts.
- Anti-money-laundering policyThe principles governing how the Order of Malta and its entities prevent money laundering and other financial crime.
- EntitiesThe works and schools of the Grand Priory of Bohemia: Maltézská pomoc, the pilgrimage to Lourdes, the Grand Priory Palace and the Order's schools.