Knights of Malta: Encyclopedia of Freemasonry By Albert G. Mackey - April 7, 2024. War of the Roses - Tupactip - "This Order, which at various times in the progress of its history received the names of Knights Hospitallers, Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, Knights of Rhodes, and, lastly, Knights of Malta, was one of the most important of the religious and military orders of knighthood which sprang into existence during the Crusades which were instituted for the recovery of the Holy Land. This is, Knights of Malta, from Encyclopedia of Freemasonry By Albert G. Mackey.