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  2. Orders, decorations, and medals of the Holy See - Wikipedia

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    The orders, decorations, and medals of the Holy See include titles, chivalric orders, distinctions and medals honoured by the Holy See, with the Pope as the fount of honour, for deeds and merits of their recipients to the benefit of the Holy See, the Catholic Church, or their respective communities, societies, nations and the world at large.

  3. Order of the Holy Sepulchre - Wikipedia

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    The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Latin: Ordo Equestris Sancti Sepulcri Hierosolymitani, OESSH), also called the Order of the Holy Sepulchre or Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, is a Catholic order of knighthood under the protection of the Holy See. The Pope is the sovereign of the order.

  4. Papal nobility - Wikipedia

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    The papal nobility are the aristocracy of the Holy See, composed of persons holding titles bestowed by the Pope. From the Middle Ages into the nineteenth century, the papacy held direct temporal power in the Papal States, and many titles of papal nobility were derived from fiefs with territorial privileges attached.

  5. Holy orders - Wikipedia

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    Baptists are among the denominations that do not consider ministry as being sacramental in nature [2] and would not think of it in terms of "holy orders" as such. Historically, the word "order" (Latin ordo) designated an established civil body or corporation with a hierarchy, and ordinatio meant legal incorporation into an ordo. The word "holy ...

  6. Holy See - Wikipedia

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    The Holy See (not the State of Vatican City) maintains formal diplomatic relations with and for the most recent establishment of diplomatic relations with 183 sovereign states, [38] and also with the European Union, and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, as well as having relations of a special character with the Palestine Liberation ...

  7. Ecclesiastical decoration - Wikipedia

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    The archons are organized in two orders: The "Order of Saint Andrew" (est. 1966) for Archons subject to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America; The "Brotherhood of the Most Holy Lady Pammakaristos" (est. 1991) for the rest of the world; Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow: Russian Orthodox Church: Services in the revival of spiritual life ...

  8. Military order (religious society) - Wikipedia

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    A military order (Latin: militaris ordo) is a Christian religious society of knights. The original military orders were the Knights Templar, the Knights Hospitaller, the Order of the Holy Sepulchre, the Order of Saint James, the Order of Calatrava, and the Teutonic Knights.

  9. Holy orders in the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    In the phrase "holy orders", the word "holy" means "set apart for a sacred purpose". The word "order" designates an established civil body or corporation with a hierarchy, and ordination means legal incorporation into an order. In context, therefore, a group with a hierarchical structure that is set apart for ministry in the Church.