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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.
Promote Catholic faith and to support religious, cultural and social works of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in the Holy Land. Recognised as legitimate ecclesiastical decorations by the International Commission on Orders of Chivalry (2006): [1] Patronal Medal: Catholic University of America, Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate ...
Pages in category "Orders, decorations, and medals of the Holy See" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The question whether an order is a legitimate chivalric order or a self-styled order coincides with the subject of the fons honorum. [14] A legitimate fount of honour is a person or entity who holds sovereignty when the order is awarded. Ultimately, it is the authority of the state, whether exercised by a reigning monarch or the president of a ...
195x - Councillor Christiaan Verdult, Chelmsford's first Roman Catholic mayor for 'outstanding services to the church' 1951 - May Roach, for tireless efforts at Central State Teachers College and in and around the Stevens Point, Wisconsin area. 1952 – Sarita Kenedy East [14] 1953 - Mr Piet Senster, Kerkrade, Nederland; 1954 – Ernest E. L ...
Catholic religious orders began as early as the 500s, with the Order of Saint Benedict being formed in 529. The earliest orders include the Cistercians (1098), the Premonstratensians (1120), the Poor Clares founded by Francis of Assisi (1212), and the Benedictine reform movements of Cluny (1216). These orders were confederations of independent ...
Patriarchal Order of the Holy Cross of Jerusalem (2 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Catholic ecclesiastical decorations" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
The Order of Mapungubwe is the highest honour in South Africa, while the Orders of Luthuli, and the Baobab exist alongside other decorations. The United States awards the Medal of Honor to members of its military for acts of valour, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal to civilians.