As a young adult, one of my favorite writers was the Scottish historical novelist, Dorothy Dunnett.
Dunnett wrote phenomenal novels about a character who crossed Europe, into Turkey and other places in the Renaissance world, and ended up back in Scotland. His name? Francis Crawford, black sheep of his family -- and an incredibly sexy, macho, but conflicted, sensitive guy.
He could seduce women with French love poems and English songs, spend a sleepless night, and the next day go out and fight the bad guys -- and win.
Anyway, one of the novels takes place, much of it, on the island of Malta. From whence I came to learn about the Knights of Malta.
But when I met a local rep for the Order, I realized that things have changed since the 16th century...
So come read about what the Order's up to....here.
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interesting. Sounds like a good way to build the faith. I wish him luck.
I could use some 16th century swashbuckling in my life right now! :-)
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