Name | St John Ambulance Foundation |
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Caption | St John Ambulance Foundation logo |
Map | SJA-WorldMap.svg |
Mcaption | Countries with national organisations affiliated to SJA |
Abbreviation | SJA |
Motto | Pro FidePro Utilitate Hominum(Latin for For the Faith and In the Service of Humanity) |
Formation | 1877 |
Purpose | Medical care, humanitarian relief, youth programmes |
Headquarters | Priory House, 25 St John's Lane, Clerkenwell, London EC1M 4PP, England, United Kingdom |
Membership | 39 national organisations |
Parent organisation | Order of St John |
Num volunteers | 250,000 |
Website | http://www.orderofstjohn.org |
In several priories St John Ambulance has commercial sections or subsidiaries operating to generate surplus for charitable activities; these are structured much like other commercial bodies. The membership aspect of St John Ambulance is largely ranked, and members fall into a hierarchical structure of command. Ranks run from corporals, through sergeants and officers all the way up to high national ranks, but there is significant variation between Priories and it is hard to generalise the structure too much from an international perspective.
Most members of St John Ambulance are not themselves members of the Order, and vice versa, so a major presence of the Order does not dictate a major presence of St John Ambulance. Most notably, the Order of St John is a Christian organisation, whereas St John Ambulance is keen to ensure there is no allegiance to any particular religion or denomination, so as to remain available to all. St John Ambulance works on a more geographical nature than the Order, and has to contend with the differing national laws, medical practices and cultures of countries.
Due to the significant differences between St John Ambulance in different countries, separate articles are provided for each independent presence: alphabetical order
At the international meeting of the enterprises of the Orders of St John, in the course of celebrations to mark the orders 900th anniversary in 1999, the idea to cooperate more intensively within Europe was born. As a result Johanniter_International today links 16 national St. John organisations all over Europe.
The unusual name of the organisation has been known to cause confusion to members of the public, and many people often assume that the "St John" prefix indicates a church related organisation. In fact, in its modern form, the prefix refers to the Order of St. John (which in fact is a Christian organisation) and is used as an adjective. However, it is often assumed to be used as a noun, and this leads to the organisation being frequently incorrectly termed "St John's Ambulance", a long standing source of irritation to some members. This is further perpetuated since members on duty are often referred to collectively as "St Johns". In terms of the Order, the original allegiance was to John the Baptist; this allegiance is not however inherited by St John Ambulance.
The order's mottoes are Pro fide (For the faith) and Pro utilitate hominum (For the service of mankind). The 'Priory of England and The Islands' has recently replaced the Latin mottoes with a single English sentence: "For the faith and in the service of humanity", which some see as a controversial move. However in December 2006 it was agreed by Priory Council that this move should be partially reversed and the Latin mottoes were reintroduced in the Cadet Code of Chivalry.
The Priory of England and The Islands is the home priory of the Order, and any country which does not belong to its own dedicated priory is assumed into this home priory. Most of these are small Commonwealth islands, or countries in which there is only a minor presence.
That said, the relationship between the Order of St. John and St. John Ambulance is not directly paralleled. This explains somewhat why a breakdown into Priories may not be tantamount to a breakdown of St John Ambulance.
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