This article is about the order of chivalry of the Holy See. For the canons regular, see Canons Regular of the Holy Sepulchre.
Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
Ordo Equestris Sancti Sepulcri Hierosolymitani
Abbreviation
OESSH
Formation
c. 1099
Founder
Godfrey of Bouillon
Founded at
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Type
Order of chivalry
Purpose
Support the Christian presence in the Holy Land
Headquarters
Palazzo Della Rovere
Location
Rome
Membership
30,000 (est.)
Sovereign
Pope Francis
Grand Master
Fernando Cardinal Filoni
Grand Prior
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Pierbattista Pizzaballa OFM
Main organ
Council Complete of State
Parent organization
Holy See
Affiliations
Kingdom of Jerusalem
Custody of the Holy Land
Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem
Website
www.oessh.va
Formerly called
Milites Sancti Sepulcri
Canons Regular of the Holy Sepulchre
Sacred and Military Order of the Holy Sepulchre
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The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Latin: Ordo Equestris Sancti Sepulcri Hierosolymitani, OESSH), also called Order of the Holy Sepulchre or Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, is a Catholic order of knighthood under the protection of the Holy See. The Pope is the sovereign of the order. The order creates canons as well as knights, with the primary mission to “support the Christian presence in the Holy Land.”[1] It is an internationally recognised order of chivalry. The order today is estimated to have some 30,000 knights and dames in 60 lieutenancies around the world.[2] The Cardinal Grand Master has been Fernando Filoni since 2019, and the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem is ex officio the Order's Grand Prior. Its headquarters are situated at the Palazzo Della Rovere and its official church in Sant'Onofrio al Gianicolo, both in Rome, close to Vatican City.[3] In 1994, Pope John Paul II declared the Virgin Mary as the order's patron saint under the title "Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Palestine."[4]
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