Jean l'Evesque de la Cassiere

The 51st Grandmaster of

The Sovereign Military and Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta

30 January 1572 - 21 December 1581

Jean de La Cassiere (1572-82), the next Grand Master, was proud and arrogant and very much disliked by the Knights. He was responsible for the introduction of the Inquisition in Malta, but he was also a great benefactor of the Order. He built the Sacra Infermeria and the Conventual Church of St John, both still the pride of Valletta today. In addition it w4s in his days that the stately auberges began to grace the new city, the first of these, the Auberges de Provence, d'Italie and Aragon being built during his rule.

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