Fra John Critien was recently made Bailiff Grand Cross of Justice by the Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Fra Matthew Festing, at Palazzo Malta in Rome. It is the first time that such a rank was granted to a Maltese. Fra John, the knight resident at Fort St Angelo, is currently an adviser to the Sovereign Council and the conservator of the art collections of the Order. Seen here are Grand Master Fra Matthew Festing flanked by Fra John, right, and Fra Carlo Ippolito di Sant’Ippolito, who was also made Bailiff Grand Cross of Justice.