The Grand Commandery of Saints John and Lazarus of Jerusalem (Gran Commenda dei Santi Giovanni e Lazzaro di Gerusalemme) headquartered in Milan, Italy, has entered into a mutual treaty of full partnership, friendship, collaboration, accreditation and recognition with The Royal Byelorussian Protectorate of the Orthodox Order of the Military and Hospitaller Order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem.

The Grand Commandery was formed in 2019 by the union of several international commanderies in the chivalric traditions of St John and St Lazarus. These included some who were already under the protection of Prince Don Hugo José Tomassini Paternò Leopardi of Constantinople. They have continued under Prince Hugo José’s successor Prince Ezra.

The Grand Commandery is under the temporal protection of the Imperial House of Tomassi Paternò Leopardi of Constantinople and has received the spiritual blessing of the Patriarchate of Antioch of the Syriac Orthodox Church, in addition to having the official recognition of Syrian institutions.

The Grand Commandery is committed to the noble mission of supporting persecuted Christians in Syria, Iraq, Egypt, and Palestine.