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February 25, 2016 11:00 am PST

Justice Scalia spent his last hours with members of a secretive society of elite hunters

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Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died among high-ranking members of the International Order of St. Hubertus, an Austrian hunting society that began in the 1600s. The members jetted in on private planes to meet at Cibolo Creek Ranch in Texas, owned by multimillionaire businessman John B. Poindexter.

From Washington Post:

Members of the worldwide, male-only society wear dark-green robes emblazoned with a large cross and the motto Deum Diligite Animalia Diligentes, which means Honoring God by honoring His creatures, according to the groups website. Some hold titles, such as Grand Master, Prior and Knight Grand Officer. The Orders name is in honor of Hubert, the patron saint of hunters and fishermen.

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The International Order of St. Hubertus, according to its website, is a true knightly order in the historical tradition. In 1695, Count Franz Anton von Sporck founded the society in Bohemia, which is in modern-day Czech Republic.

The groups Grand Master is His Imperial Highness Istvan von Habsburg-Lothringen, Archduke of Austria, according to the Orders website. The next gathering for Ordensbrothers and guests is an investiture March 10 in Charleston, S.C.

The societys U.S. chapter launched in 1966 at the famous Bohemian Club in San Francisco, which is associated with the all-male Bohemian Grove one of the most well-known secret societies in the country.


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