![Fra' Matthew Festing, Grand Master of the Order of Malta who was toppled in a dispute over the place in the modern world of the ancient charitable order – obituary Fra' Matthew Festing, Grand Master of the Order of Malta who was toppled in a dispute over the place in the modern world of the ancient charitable order – obituary](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/obituaries/2021/11/22/TELEMMGLPICT000116502648_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqhQelLrTDvVmMF_2MRiRVvUidrhLnGaHHhR6FJ9N0-H0.jpeg)
Fra' Matthew Festing, Grand Master of the Order of Malta who was toppled in a dispute over the place in the modern world of the ancient charitable order – obituary
![Pope Francis received the Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Fra Matthew Festing, accompanied by members of the Orders Government in the Pontiffs private study in the Vatican on June Pope Francis received the Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Fra Matthew Festing, accompanied by members of the Orders Government in the Pontiffs private study in the Vatican on June](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2DJ27HK/pope-francis-received-the-grand-master-of-the-sovereign-order-of-malta-fra-matthew-festing-accompanied-by-members-of-the-orders-government-in-the-pontiffs-private-study-in-the-vatican-on-june-23-2016-photo-by-eric-vandevilleabacapresscom-2DJ27HK.jpg)
Pope Francis received the Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Fra Matthew Festing, accompanied by members of the Orders Government in the Pontiffs private study in the Vatican on June
![Order of Malta Great Britain on Twitter: "Fra' Matthew Festing, 79th Grand Master of the @orderofmalta, has died in Malta. The third Englishman elected head of the Order, Fra' Matthew visited many Order of Malta Great Britain on Twitter: "Fra' Matthew Festing, 79th Grand Master of the @orderofmalta, has died in Malta. The third Englishman elected head of the Order, Fra' Matthew visited many](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FED-LnyWUAQ8qQh.jpg)
Order of Malta Great Britain on Twitter: "Fra' Matthew Festing, 79th Grand Master of the @orderofmalta, has died in Malta. The third Englishman elected head of the Order, Fra' Matthew visited many
![Obituary for the former Grand Master H.E. The Venerable Bailiff Fra' Matthew Festing. – Order of Malta Ireland Obituary for the former Grand Master H.E. The Venerable Bailiff Fra' Matthew Festing. – Order of Malta Ireland](https://orderofmaltaireland.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Image-M-Festing.jpg)
Obituary for the former Grand Master H.E. The Venerable Bailiff Fra' Matthew Festing. – Order of Malta Ireland
![Bishop CJ Scicluna on Twitter: "Prayers for the eternal rest in the Lord's merciful embrace for Fra Matthew Festing, former Grand Master of SMOM, who died today, 12 November 2021. Requiescat in Bishop CJ Scicluna on Twitter: "Prayers for the eternal rest in the Lord's merciful embrace for Fra Matthew Festing, former Grand Master of SMOM, who died today, 12 November 2021. Requiescat in](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FEA9MNJWQAACYpO.jpg)
Bishop CJ Scicluna on Twitter: "Prayers for the eternal rest in the Lord's merciful embrace for Fra Matthew Festing, former Grand Master of SMOM, who died today, 12 November 2021. Requiescat in
Order of Malta - The Grand Master Fra' Matthew Festing received today in Rome the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Sovereign Order of Malta. "It is crucial, indeed vital, that support be
![HIS MOST EMINENT HIGHNESS THE PRINCE AND GRAND MASTER OF THE SOVEREIGN ORDER OF MALTA RECEIVES HIS EMINENCE CARDINAL PAROLIN SECRETARY OF STATE OF HIS HOLINESS THE POPE HIS MOST EMINENT HIGHNESS THE PRINCE AND GRAND MASTER OF THE SOVEREIGN ORDER OF MALTA RECEIVES HIS EMINENCE CARDINAL PAROLIN SECRETARY OF STATE OF HIS HOLINESS THE POPE](http://old.smomembassytoslovenia.org/Fra-Matthew-Festing-Cardinale-Pietro-Parolin.jpg)
HIS MOST EMINENT HIGHNESS THE PRINCE AND GRAND MASTER OF THE SOVEREIGN ORDER OF MALTA RECEIVES HIS EMINENCE CARDINAL PAROLIN SECRETARY OF STATE OF HIS HOLINESS THE POPE
![Vatican Orders Matthew Festing Not to Travel to Rome for Order of Malta Election| National Catholic Register Vatican Orders Matthew Festing Not to Travel to Rome for Order of Malta Election| National Catholic Register](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20200828050812_0855d80af79a15fc079e5aa207813d8b371aaa89e1e225f1c30f3c2967924633.png)
Vatican Orders Matthew Festing Not to Travel to Rome for Order of Malta Election| National Catholic Register
![PHOTOS: The funeral of Fra' Matthew Festing, the Order of Malta's 79th Grand Master | Catholic News Agency PHOTOS: The funeral of Fra' Matthew Festing, the Order of Malta's 79th Grand Master | Catholic News Agency](https://admin.catholicnewsagency.com/storage/image/cna-51228dde0dd07-18289.jpg?w=540&h=360)
PHOTOS: The funeral of Fra' Matthew Festing, the Order of Malta's 79th Grand Master | Catholic News Agency
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