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Malta Study Center

The Archives of the Priory of Rome

The Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Rome, Magistral Palace

The Priory of Rome, established in 1214, is one of the priories that make up the langue of Italy. Most of its priors were papal appointees, usually relatives of the reigning pope. The priory and its personnel served as the Order's representatives and embassy at the papal court. Their reports, preserved in the diplomatic correspondence, provide insight into European diplomacy through the early modern period. The Priory of Rome was expropriated in 1808 and restored in 1816. In the mid-19th century, Pope Gregory XVI ordered the Convent of the Order to relocate to the site of the Priory of Rome in the Palazzo Malti. Since then the priory buildings have served as the headquarters of the Order, and the Palazzo enjoys extra-territorial status.

In 2005, the Malta Study Center of the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library formed a partnership with the Grand Magistry of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta to begin digitizing the archives of the Priory of Rome. The archives, which are located at the site of the Grand Magistry, contain records of visitations to the Order's European properties, the minutes of the meetings of the Sovereign Council after 1798, diplomatic correspondence between the Grand Master of the Order and the Order's ambassadors to the papal court, and the patents of nobility, the genealogical records candidates presented in order to join the Order. The work is being done onsite and under the supervision of the Order's employees. As part of its agreement, HMML will digitize and archive the documents that predate the year 1904. Samples, or in some cases the entire document, will be available online through Vivarium. The Library of the Grand Magistry is also digitizing research publications of the Order that are difficult to obtain elsewhere and making them available in digital form.

Initial handlist of digitized materials. Last updated 22 November 2006.

Cabreo

Cabreo 36

Author: Camposelli della Rocca, Nicolas
Supplied title: Cabreo della venerabile commenda di Ponte Corvo, Fondi e Gaudea fatto rinovare dall'illustrissimo Signore Commandatore F. D. Franconi Patrizio Napolitano
Languages: Italian; Latin
636 ff
Land-Survey of the Commendary of San Giovanni a Gaudo di Ponte Corvo, Fondi e Gaeta
Date: 18th century (1739 October 27)
Dimensions: 49x38.6x9 cm
SMOM Cabreo 36

Cabreo 93

Author: Diolovede, Giuseppe
Supplied title: Cabreo, Inventario, e Descrittione di tutte le terre, case, e chiese della commenda di S. Cassiano del Lago Trasimeno e di S. Croce di Perugia Porta dellla Sacra
Languages: Italian; Latin
ff. 142
Land Survey of the Commandary of San Cassiano del Lago Trasimeno e di Croce di Perugie Porte San Pietro
Date: 18th century (1723 December 30)
Dimensions: 43.4x29.1x2.4cm
SMOM Cabreo 93

Cabreo 191

Author: Flori, Mutio
Supplied title: (Land Survey of the Commandary of San Luca di Perugia
Languages: Italian; Latin
226 ff
Date: 17th century (1639 June 28)
Dimensions: 351 x 242 x 22
SMOM Cabreo 191

Cabreo 255

Author: Darii, Domenico e Andree
Supplied title: Land Survey of the Commandary of San Marco di Fano
472 ff
Date: 17th century (1656 May 19)
Dimensions: 42.2x28x7 cm
SMOM Cabreo 255

Casetta

Casetta 1

Supplied title: Notizia della Sacra Infermeria e della carica delli commissari delle povere inferme.
Language: Italian
52 ff
Regulation of the Casetta delle incurabili
Date: 18th century
Dimensions: 27x20.1x.6 cm
SMOM Casetta 1