At the invitation of Comm. Stanislaw Osmenda, President of the Organising Committee, and Comm. Dr. Andrzej Sznajder, Lieutenant for Poland, a delegation from Malta, led by the Lieutenant, Ambassador Roberto Buontempo, participated in the 8th Miechov Days of Jerusalem. The event took place in Miechov, under the patronage of Cardinal Grand Master Fernando Filoni, along with Fra Francesco Patton, Custos of the Holy Land. Several dignitaries from the Order were in attendance, including Cardinal Kazimierz Nycz, Primate of Poland, and Jean Pierre de Glutz-Ruchti, Vice Governor General. All participants were awarded the Pilgrim’s Cross, which is conferred in two categories: the Knight Grand Cross and the Cross of Devotion.
Before the event, the Maltese delegation made an official visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau, where Ambassador Buontempo paid his respects by placing a candle at the Death Wall.
Accompanying the Lieutenant were his spouse, Josette Buontempo, Lay Master of Ceremonies Michael Pace Ross and his spouse, Postulant Lucienne Pace Ross.
























