Rising of the Priests
| Rising of the Priests | |||
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| Part of the decline of the Order of Saint John | |||
Entrance to Fort Saint Elmo | |||
| Date | 8 September 1775 | ||
| Location | 35°54′7″N 14°31′7″E / 35.90194°N 14.51861°E | ||
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Gaetano Mannarino | |||
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The Rising of the Priests (Maltese: Ir-Rewwixta tal-Qassisin), also known as the Maltese Rebellion of 1775 and the September 1775 Rebellion, 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.