The Grand Master of the Order of Malta has died

The Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Fra Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto, died in Rome from a disease diagnosed months ago. The Grand Magisterium of the Sovereign Order of Malta gave the news, "with deep pain". Fra 'Giacomo Dalla Torre, 80 / o Grand Master, was born in Rome in 1944. According to the Constitution of the Sovereign Order of Malta, the Grand Commander, Fra' Ruy Gonçalo do Valle Peixoto de Villas Boas, assumed the functions of Lieutenant interim and will remain head of the Sovereign Order of Malta until the election of the new Grand Master.