period source. Also in the rooms of the Salles des Croisades are his coat of arms is given as follows: Écartelé aux 1 et 4 de gueules à la croix d’argent et aux 2 et 3 d’or au lion de gueules (qui est du Puy). This attribution is not based on any period source, as original documents for the great masters of the twelfth century do not exist. A medal, reported in the eighteenth century, was engraved in his honor with the inscription: ROGATE LEGES AUSPICE. Four stamps were printed by the Poste Magistrali of the Sovereign Order of Malta: in 1969, stamp of a scudo where Raymond du Puy is represented in bust, following a representation of Jean-François Cars, around 1725; in 1976, stamp of 90 grani where Raymond du Puy is represented in foot, following a representation of Bosio; in 1979, stamp of a scudo with the supposed coat of arms of Raymond du Puy, following a reproduction of the room of the crusades of the museum of Versailles; in 2004, stamp of a tari in homage to Raymond du Puy, resuming, by modifying it, the tomb described by L. F. de Villeneuve-Bargemont27. These stamps of the magisterial post are not recognized by the Universal Postal Union (UPU). As we know neither when nor where Raymond du Puy died, we know nothing about his tomb. L. F. de Villeneuve-Bargemont proposes an engraved representation of a tomb or a cenotaph, with a sculpture that represents him seated, with the inscription: MCLXXXVIII. A RAYMOND DU PUY, PREMIER GRAND-MAITRE DE L'HÔPITAL, APRÈS DE FAIBLES COMMENCEMENS, IL INSTITUA POUR SON ORDRE LES CEREMONIES DU CULTE, ET LUI DONNA LE MANTEAU NOIR? PORTANT LA CROIX BLANCHE A HUIT POINTES. He was the first grand master of the hospital, after a weak beginning, and he instituted for his order ceremonies of worship, and gave him the black cloak. See also Cartulaire général de l'Ordre des Hospitaliers List of Knights Hospitaller sites Langue (Knights Hospitaller) Flags of the Knights Hospitaller References Bibliography External links Raymond du Puy (blessed-gerard.org) The Rule of Blessed Raymond du Puy (blessed-gerard.org) The Blessed Raymond du Puis / Raymond du Puy (smom-za.org) Pierre d'Avity, Johann Ludwig Gottfried (ed.), Archontologia cosmica, sive imperiorum, regnorum, principatuum, rerumque publicarum omnium per totum terrarum orbem commentarii luculentissimi ..., Frankfurt (1628), p. 32. Raymond du Puy. French Wikipedia. Pierre de Barcelone. French Wikipedia. Boyant Roger or