Angelo de Mojana di Cologna
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Fra' Angelo de Mojana di Cologna (13 August 1905 – 18 January 1988) was an Italian nobleman, Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta from 1962 to 1988 who was born in Milan and died in Rome.
De Mojana was received as a Knight of Honour and Devotion in the Order of Malta 7 December 1940.[1] He took first vows as a Knight of Justice 28 March 1950 and made his solemn profession 1 April 1957.[1] Throughout the 1950s De Mojana was the principal legal advisor to the Order of Malta in its negotiations with the Sacred Congregation for Religious.[2]
De Mojana was promoted to the rank of Commander of Justice 1 January 1960 and was given the Commandery Estense Reggiana.[1] He was elected Grand Master 8 May 1962.[1]
De Mojana made two official visits to France. In November 1964 he was received by President Charles de Gaulle.[3] On 27 April 1972 he was received at the Élysée Palace by President Georges Pompidou.[4] He made an official visit to Malta in June 1968.[5] He made an official visit to Gabon in 1972.[6]
De Mojana died of a heart attack at the Palazzo Malta 18 January 1988.[7]
Postage stamps
| Appearances of Fra' Angelo on Postage Stamps | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Date of issue | Occasion | Value | Description | |
| Order of Malta | 1972-05-08 | 10th anniversary of election | 20 Grani | Pilgrimage of Fra' Angelo to Lourdes[8] | |
| Order of Malta | 1972-05-08 | 10th anniversary of election | 1 Scudo | Coat-of-arms of Fra' Angelo[8] | |
| Order of Malta | 1978-10-03 | 2 Scudi | Reproduction of 5 Scudi gold coin of 1978 with bust of Fra' Angelo[9] | ||
| Order of Malta | 1982-05-08 | 20th anniversary of election | 2 Scudi | Coat-of-arms of Fra' Angelo[10] | |
| Order of Malta | 1982-05-08 | 20th anniversary of election | 4 Scudi | Coat-of-arms of Fra' Angelo[10] | |
| Order of Malta | 1987-05-08 | 25th anniversary of election | 10 Scudi | Portrait of Fra' Angelo[11] | |
| Order of Malta | 2012-05-08 | 50th anniversary of election | €2,20 | Portrait of Fra' Angelo[12] | |
Honours and awards
Foreign countries
- File:Flag of France.svg France: Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
- File:Flag of Vatican City (2023–present).svg Holy See: Grand Collar of the Order of Pope Pius IX
- File:Flag of Vatican City (2023–present).svg Holy See: Knight of the Supreme Order of Christ, 4 July 1987[13] (the last recipient of the order)[14]
- File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy: Knight Grand Cross Decorated with the Grand Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, 8 October 1962[15]
- File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal: Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ, 21 September 1967
- File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal: Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry, 2 September 1983
- File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain: Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III, 12 July 1965[16]
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Dynasties
- File:Flag of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (1738).svg House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies: Bailiff Grand Cross with Collar of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George, 10 July 1962
- File:Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg House of Habsburg-Lorraine: Knight of the Austrian Order of the Golden Fleece, 30 November 1972
- File:Imperial Standard of the Emperor of Russia (1858–1917).svg House of Romanov: Knight of the Order of St. Andrew, 1963[17]
- Template:Flagicon House of Savoy: Knight of the Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation, 1974
- Template:Flagicon House of Savoy: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, 1974
- Template:Flagicon House of Savoy: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Italy, 1974
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References
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- ↑ Peter Bander van Duren, Orders of Knighthood and of Merit (London: C. Smythe, 1995), pp. 9–10.
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