| the poor in spirit | they who mourn | ||
| they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness |  | the meek | |
| the peacemakers | they who hunger and thirst for righteousness | ||
| the pure in heart | the merciful | ||
The Maltese Cross is also interpreted as a symbol of the eight chivalric virtues:
Observation, Tact, Resource, Dexterity, Sympathy, Perseverance, Discrimination, Explicitness
Another theory considers the eight points of the Maltese Cross a symbol for the eight langues of the Order of Malta:
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CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA The Eight Beatitudes
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