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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 .
Catholic ecclesiastical decorations (4 C, 11 P) F. Franciscan orders (7 C, 4 P) G. Gilbertine Order (1 C, 8 P) L. ... Pages in category "Catholic orders and societies"
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 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 ...
Orders, decorations, and medals of the Holy See (5 C, 12 P) Pages in category "Christian orders, decorations, and medals" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
The Benemerenti Medal is a medal awarded by the Pope to members of the clergy and laity for service to the Catholic Church. Originally established as an award for soldiers in the Papal Army , it is now a civil decoration but may still be awarded to members of the Pontifical Swiss Guard .