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! colspan="2" |Sovereign Holy Hospitaller Order | ! colspan="2" |Sovereign Holy Hospitaller Order | ||
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!Purpose/focus | !Purpose/focus | ||
|Support the spread of the | |Support the spread of the Catholic Church | ||
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!Location | !Location | ||
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=== Purpose and activities === | === Purpose and activities === | ||
Its principal mission is to reinforce the practice of Christian life by its members in absolute fidelity to the Pope; to sustain and assist the religious, spiritual, charitable and social works and rights of the | Its principal mission is to reinforce the practice of Christian life by its members in absolute fidelity to the Pope; to sustain and assist the religious, spiritual, charitable and social works and rights of the Catholic Church and the Christians in the Holy Land, which annually receives some 10 million Imperial Dollars by the donations of the members of the order. Other various activities around the world are connected to their original functions. | ||
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=== Ceremonial and Parade Dress === | === Ceremonial and Parade Dress === | ||
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While serving as a commissioned officer of the Military Corps of the Order of the Obsidian Sparrow (MCOOS) members are entitled to wear the "Blessed and Righteous Armor of the Ancestral", a custom suit of armor that must follow specific guidelines. They are as follows: | While serving as a commissioned officer of the Military Corps of the Order of the Obsidian Sparrow (MCOOS) members are entitled to wear the "Blessed and Righteous Armor of the Ancestral", a custom suit of armor that must follow specific guidelines. They are as follows: | ||
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* Tack of burgundy bound by the family crest of the member | * Tack of burgundy bound by the family crest of the member | ||
* A saddle blanket of the colors of the arms of the members country | * A saddle blanket of the colors of the arms of the members country | ||
=== Air force === | === Air force === | ||
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==== Decline of the Military Corps 1800s-Present ==== | ==== Decline of the Military Corps 1800s-Present ==== | ||
Guultryk Rebellion | Guultryk Rebellion | ||
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