PART III
The rule
of the Order of St. John

First General Chapter of the Order of St. John,
presided over by Blessed Raymond du Puy, . ⁵⁴⁵
Promulgation of the Order's Rule.

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Raimundus de Podio The founder of customs and rules

Fol. 3v–4r ⁵⁴⁷from the oldest Old French manuscript of the Rule of the Order of St. John (after 1288). Vatican City , Vatican Apostolic Library (BAV), Cod. Vat . lat. 4852.

The entire Codex is available online at: https://digi.vatlib.it/view/MSS_Vat.lat.4852

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