It in 1961 played a role , together with the Protestant Continental branches of the original Order of Saint John ( the so-called `` Johanniter Orders '' in Germany , the Netherlands , Sweden , and elsewhere ) , in the establishment of the Alliance of the Orders of St. John of Jerusalem and thereafter finally received through a concordat in 1963 collateral recognition by the Order of Malta .
In 1961 it played a role in the establishment of the Alliance of the Orders of St. John of Jerusalem , and thereafter finally received through a concordat in 1963 collateral recognition by the Order of Malta .