Rising of the Priests

Rising of the Priests
Rising of the Priests
Part of the decline of the Order of Saint John
	Entrance to Fort Saint Elmo
Date	8 September 1775
Location	Valletta, Hospitaller Malta; 35°54′7″N 14°31′7″E / 35.90194°N 14.51861°E
Caused by	Unpopularity of Ximénez; Tension between the Order and the clergy; Increase in poverty;
Methods	Capture of fortifications;
Resulted in	Revolt suppressed;
Parties
Rebels	Order of Saint John
Lead figures
	Gaetano Mannarino Francisco Ximénez de Tejada
Number
18 clergymen; 28+ laymen
Casualties and losses
3 executed; 36 imprisoned; 19 exiled	None

The Rising of the Priests (Maltese: Ir-Rewwixta tal-Qassisin), also known as the Maltese Rebellion of 1775 and the September 1775 Rebellion,^[1] was an uprising led by Maltese clergy against the Order of Saint John, who had sovereignty over Malta. The uprising took place on 8 September 1775, but was suppressed by the Order within a few hours. The rebels were then captured and some were executed, exiled or imprisoned.

^ "The Magna Curia Castellania" (PDF). Melitensia. The Malta Study Center: 5. Spring 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2016.

[1] "The Magna Curia Castellania" (PDF). Melitensia. The Malta Study Center: 5. Spring 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2016.

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