Knights of St. John International

The Knights of St. John International is an international Catholic fraternal service organization. Incorporated in 1886, the organization's members commit themselves to service to the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church, their communities, and fraternal brotherhood, with individual units, or commanderies, established within a parish. The regimented organization pledges fealty to Their King, Jesus Christ, which strengthens and prepares them to complete His earthly mission through acts of charity and fraternity. They pledge on their honor and live to manifest His Word and Truth through their actions and examples as Roman Catholic Gentlemen.

Members of the Knights of St. John are most notably visually associated with their distinctive uniforms and regalia, incorporating traditional chivalry elements with the U.S. Army uniforms of the 1880s with which many of the order's founders were familiar and had access.

The organization's membership extends globally, but most notably in the United States and Africa, with commanderies in the United Kingdom, Canada, Trinidad and Tobago, and elsewhere.