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{{Short description|Protestant chivalric order}}
{{About|the modern Protestant chivalric order in Sweden|the Catholic military order (including in Sweden)|Sovereign Military Order of Malta|other uses|Order of Saint John (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox order
|title=Order of Saint John in Sweden
|image=Johanniterorden i Sverige vapen.svg
|caption=[[Coat of arms]] of the Order, crossing [[Coat of arms of Sweden|Sweden's]] with the [[Maltese cross]].
|image2=[[File:Order of St Giovanni of Gerusalem-Sweden BAR.jpg|85px]]
|caption2=Ribbon of the order
|type=Chivalric Order
|for=eligible nobility
|date=1909
|country={{SWE}}
|house=
|religion=[[Lutheranism]]
|ribbon=
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|motto=Pro Fide – Pro Utilitate Hominum<br>(By faith – for the good of men)
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The '''Order of Saint John in Sweden''' ({{langx|sv|(S:t) Johanniterorden i Sverige}} {{IPA|sv|ˈsǎŋkt ʝʊhanˈîːterˌoːɖɛn ˈiː ˈsvæ̌rʝɛ|}}){{efn|Also known and recorded as the '''Johanniter Orden''', '''(Order of) St John in Sweden''', '''St. John's in Sweden''' and '''St. John of Sweden''', among other minor variants. The [[epithet#Religion|epithet]] of "Saint" may be absent entirely in more zealous Protestant publications. ''(See [[Lutheran theology]].'')}} is a [[Protestant]] [[chivalric order]]. It is a member of the [[Alliance of the Orders of Saint John of Jerusalem]].

It was founded in 1920 in [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]], as an affiliate of the German [[Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg)|Bailiwick of Brandenburg]].<ref>[http://johanniterorden.se/en/us/history/ Order of St John in Sweden - History]</ref> In November 1946, it was granted a Royal Charter by King [[Gustaf V]] as the ''Johanniterorden i Sverige''. King [[Carl XVI Gustaf]] is the current High Patron, and [[Queen Silvia of Sweden|Queen Silvia]] is the First Honorary Member of the Order.<ref>[http://johanniterorden.se/en/us/organisation/ Order of St John in Sweden - Organisation]</ref>

Medals, honors, and other ceremonial decorations from the Order are officially open to all citizens; however, they are currently only awarded to members of the [[House of Nobility (Sweden)|House of Nobility]], making it a ''[[de facto]]'' noble order.

==Gallery==
Ceremonial clothes for Knights of the Order, dating {{c.}} early 1900s:
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File:Walther von Hallwyls ordensdräkt som Rechtsritter i Johanniterorden bestående av flera delar - Hallwylska museet - 85852.tif
File:Walther von Hallwyls ordensdräkt som Rechtsritter i Johanniterorden bestående av flera delar - Hallwylska museet - 85849.tif
</gallery>

==Notes==
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==References==
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== External links ==
* {{official website}} 

{{Alliance of the Orders of Saint John of Jerusalem}}
{{Sweden orders}}
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[[Category:Orders of chivalry of Sweden]]