Brief Biography
Ramon Perellos y Roccaful reorganised aspects of the Order's maritime administration and established contacts with imperial Russia.
Sources: Order of Malta: The Grand Masters; Wikipedia: Grand Masters of the Knights Hospitaller.
Life and service to the Order
He also sought to curb corruption within the Hospitallers while their ships remained active against Ottoman privateers.
On Malta the Order developed hospitals, fortifications and a maritime presence while governing the islands. Its religious and charitable purposes continued alongside these public responsibilities.
Caltagirone, Amphora with the arms of Grandmaster Perellos (1697 -
1720)
Grand Master Ralmondo Perellos (1697-1720) was a great lover of art and a good administrator. He will be mostly remembered for his gift of a magnificent set of Gobelin tapestries representing African jungle scenes which were designed and woven for Louis XIV under the direction of the famous court painter Le Brun. The beauty of these tapestries is only eclipsed by the gorgeous Flemish tapestries in the Conventual Church of St John.
Historical context: Order of Malta, The Grand Masters; History of the Order.
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