The Knights of Christ's Mercy
Archdiocese of Religious Military Orders:
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Metropolitan Archdiocese of the Americas, Europe, Australia, Africa and In Partibus Infidelium of The Spanish Orthodox Church EACS/Orthodox Catholic Church and Allied Jurisdictions
The Spanish Orthodox Church EACS Archdiocese
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The Sovereign Order of St. Maria of Jerusalem (Teutonic Order) of the House of Antioch and Svevia.
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A fraternal and beneficent society of Catholic men
Brief History of Knights
Credentials
Bishop David L. Cooper's Credentials:
- Archbishop Certificate
- Apostolic Succession: +George Bussman Line
- Apostolic Succession: +Walter Wood Line
- Consecration Certificate
- Knights of Religious Order
- Religious Military Order
- Award from the California Legislature (Assembly)
- Arcbishop
- Archbishop Cooper's Titles of Nobility
- Baron David L. Cooper
- St Mary of Jerusalem Documents 1
- St Mary of Jerusalem Documents 2
- St Mary of Jerusalem Documents 3
- St Mary of Jerusalem Documents 4
The Sovereign Order of St. Maria of Jerusalem(Teutonic Order) of the House of Antioch and Svevia
Chivalry Nobility Ministries
Click here to visit the Official Site of His Imperial and Royal Highness, Prince Salvatore Ferdinando Antonio von Caputo, Grand Prior of The Sovereign Order of St. Maria of Jerusalem (Teutonic Order) of the House of Antioch and Svevia.
Prince Salvatore Caputo
His Royal and Imperial Highness Prince Salvatore Ferdinando Antonio Caputo
Genealogy of Prince Salvatore Ferdinando Antonio von Caputo
Lay Member, The Spanish Orthodox Church and EACS and the Orthodox Catholic Church.
Ministry to Starving Street Children
Their official name is Sovereign Order of St. Maria of Jerusalem of the House of Antioch and Svevia. Their Order was founded on the principles first adopted by the original Teutonic Knights in Jerusalem in 1118 and was carried out in those early days from their home in the Temple of Solomon in the Holy City of Jerusalem, provided for them by then King of Jerusalem Baldwin, the Second. In these modern times, The Sovereign Order of St. Maria (Teutonic Order) of Jerusalem is international in nature with members worldwide.
Grandmaster Prince Paolo
The Grandmaster of the Order of St. Mary of Jerusalem is Prince Paolo
Frederick II Holy Roman Emperor
Frederick II crowned emperor by Honoius II
Frederick II Holy Roman Emperor Ancestor of Prince Caputo, Prince Paolo and Prince Gino
Archbishop Cardinale Opinion on Noble Titles
'A Sovereign in exile and his legitimate successor and Head of the Family continue to enjoy the ius collationis [the right to confer and enjoy honours] and therefore may bestow [such] honours in full legitimacy. . . . No authority [no matter what that authority is] can deprive them of the right to confer honours, since this prerogative belongs to them as lawful personal property iure sanguinis [by right of blood], and both its possession and exercise are inviolable."
--Archbishop Hyginus E. Cardinale (Former diplomat to the Vatican to the United Nations)
Reference:
(Orders of Knighthood Awards and the Holy See --- A historical, juridical and practical Compendium, Van Duren Publishers, Gerrands Cross, 1983, p. 119)
This is the opinion of this Roman Catholic archbishop. The Metropolitan Archbishop of our church agrees with his view
Official Site:
For more detailed information about The Sovereign Order of St. Maria of Jerusalem (Teutonic Order) of the House of Antioch and Svevia visit their official website.
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How to Join Us:
Aspirants may apply by sending a "Letter of Application" which includes documentation of service. Upon acceptance, you will receive the Rite of Initiation during a Mass which will include vows and a dubbing upon the shoulders and head in the Name of the Father and of the Son and the Holy Spirit. This will be done with a blessed sword inside a chapel. You will rise as a Knight of God. You will receive an ecclesiastic license certificate and documentation of our Apostolic Succession.
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Nobility
Metropolitan Archbishop
David Leon Cooper's
Coat of Arms
This is the opinion of this Catholic archbishop and our Orthodox Metropolitan Archbishop agrees
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Note: Archbishop Cooper never claimed to be a Roman Catholic bishop; he claims to be Orthodox. It is the Vatican that has said that the Orthodox share the Catholic Faith and are separated sister Catholic Churches. The Envoy Magizine article about Archbishop Cooper is misleading. The terms Orthodox Catholic and Orthodox Christian are synonomous. There are independent Western Rite Orthodox jurisdictions all over the world. Archbishop Cooper's Order does NOT have gay or women priests.