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We regret to share news of the death of our much-loved and greatly respected Grand Master Emeritus, His Excellency Francisco de Paula Enrique de Borbon y Escasany, 5th Duke of Seville, Grandee of Spain and late 48th Grand Master of the Order of Saint Lazarus. He played a significant role in reuniting the Malta and Paris Obediences. He will always be remembered for his long-standing commitment to the Order of Saint Lazarus. Please pray for the repose of his soul and for those he held dear.

A tribute from his son, our 50th Grand Master, Don Francisco de Borbon Graf von Hardenberg GCLJ...

Sunday 26th January 2025 is World Leprosy Day. For members of our Order, committed to the care and treatment of those suffering from the debilitating disease of leprosy, this is a day of great significance when we can make a very real contribution towards the alleviation of leprosy. It is to that end The St Lazarus Charitable Trust (SLCT) has agreed that the Grand Priory’s World Leprosy Day Project for 2025 (WLD25) will be to support The Leprosy Mission of England & Wales (LMEW) with a project in Odisha in eastern India.

LMEW have located a leper colony in Odisha with the most...

Last Saturday (16th November) the Grand Priory of England and Wales was represented by the Rev’d John Eldridge SChLJ, Bishop Lindsay Urwin ECLJ, the Hospitaller Mr Daniel Morris KLJ and the Bailiff Dr David Woolf KCLJ, at the licensing of the Rev’d Ben Eadon as the 12th Priest Administrator of the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham by the Rt Rev’d Graham Usher, Bishop of Norwich.  

The Registrar of the College of Guardians, the Rev’d Prebendary Graeme Rowlands, installed the Administrator in his stall in the Shrine.  His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk, The Lady Dannatt, and...

The sun shone brightly as members of the Order of St Lazarus from the four corners of England and Wales gathered in Cardiff for their autumn Investiture weekend.

An afternoon of business meetings ended with the annual Chapter-General meeting, held at the Cardiff and County Club.  The meeting opened with a minute’s silence in memory of our much-loved Grand Prior, Michael, Lord Lothian, who died suddenly just a few days before the meeting.  Lord Lothian had served as Grand Prior of the jurisdiction for 11 years, and the Bailiff, Dr. David Woolf KCLJ, spoke of our gratitude for these...