About
SMOTJ
The
Sovereign
Military
Order of
the
Temple
of
Jerusalem (SMOTJ) is
an
organization
reconstituted
in the
United
States
to
continue
the
tradition
of the
Orders
in the
Crusades;
to
oppose
the
symptoms
of
decadence
in our
age; to
defend
in an
ecumenical
spirit
the
common
faith of
all; and
to help
in the
recovery
and
perpetuation
of the
spirit
and
ideals
of
chivalry,
a
personal
code of
honor
based on
highly
formalized
standards
evolved
by a
professional
military
class,
the
knight.
The International Order
The Ordo Supremus Templii Hierosolymitani (OSMTH) is an international chivalric organization that oversees the interests of and promotes the confederation of autonomous constituent Templar Grand Priories around the world that have allied themselves with O.S.M.T.H., including the Autonomous Grand Priory of the United States of America. It is referred to by members as “The Order.” The motto of the Order is Non Nobis Domine, Non Nobis, Sed Nomini Tuo Da Gloriam.
The Ordo Supremus Templii Hierosolymitani (OSMTH) is an international chivalric organization that oversees the interests of and promotes the confederation of autonomous constituent Templar Grand Priories around the world that have allied themselves with O.S.M.T.H., including the Autonomous Grand Priory of the United States of America. It is referred to by members as “The Order.” The motto of the Order is Non Nobis Domine, Non Nobis, Sed Nomini Tuo Da Gloriam.
The Order in America
The Autonomous Grand Priory of the United States of America (GPUSA) was officially established when the Secretary of State of New Jersey issued the Proclamation of the Corporate Charter under the Official Seal of his office on June 29, 1962. Under this Charter and the Grand Statutes, Priories are a branch of the corporation, subordinate to the Grand Priory, and have no other legal status. Commanderies, which are viewed as temporary organizations, are subordinated to either a parent Priory or to the Grand Priory. In addition to being the President of the Corporation, the Grand Prior is the supreme leader chosen by the Grand Council to guide the activities of the Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem in the United States.
The Autonomous Grand Priory of the United States of America (GPUSA) was officially established when the Secretary of State of New Jersey issued the Proclamation of the Corporate Charter under the Official Seal of his office on June 29, 1962. Under this Charter and the Grand Statutes, Priories are a branch of the corporation, subordinate to the Grand Priory, and have no other legal status. Commanderies, which are viewed as temporary organizations, are subordinated to either a parent Priory or to the Grand Priory. In addition to being the President of the Corporation, the Grand Prior is the supreme leader chosen by the Grand Council to guide the activities of the Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem in the United States.
The Priory of St. James of Jerusalem
The Priory of St. James of Jerusalem is within Region II (Mid-Atlantic) of the Grand Priory of the United States of America. Its members come from around the world but primarily from central Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia.
Non
Nobis, Domine, Non Nobis, Sed
Nomini Tuo Da Glorium
Not unto us, O
Lord, Not unto us, But to Thy
Name Be Glory Given
Psalm 115
2011, Priory of St. James of
Jerusalem, GPUSA. All rights reserved.