The Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great (Latin: Ordo Sancti Gregorii Magni; Italian: Ordine di San Gregorio Magno) was established on 1 September 1831, by Pope Gregory XVI, seven months after his election as Pope.[1]
Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great Ordo Sancti Gregorii Magni(Latin)
Knight Commander's cross of the Order of St. Gregory the Great
The order is one of the five orders of knighthood of the Holy See. The honor is bestowed upon Catholic men and women (and certain notable non-Catholics)[2] in recognition of their personal service to the Holy See and to the Catholic Church, through their unusual labors, their support of the Holy See, and the examples they set in their communities and their countries.
The inaugural brief states, in part, that "gentlemen of proven loyalty to the Holy See who, by reason of their nobility of birth and the renown of their deeds or the degree of their munificence, are deemed worthy to be honored by a public expression of esteem on the part of the Holy See". The end of the brief states that they must progressively maintain, by continued meritorious deed, the reputation and trust they had already inspired, and prove themselves worthy of the honor that had been conferred on them, by unswerving fidelity to God and to the sovereign Pontiff.[3]
The awarding of the Order of St. Gregory the Great presents no particular obligations on the recipients toward the Catholic Church – except for the general ones stated above.
Insignia
Knight's badge in the military division
An eight-pointed cross, the insignia of the order, bears a representation of St. Gregory on the obverse and on the reverse the motto Pro Deo et Principe ("For God and Ruler"). The cross is suspended from a red and gold ribbon. In ecclesiastical heraldry, laymen awarded the high rank of Grand Cross can display a red and gold ribbon surrounding the shield in their personal coats of arms, but the recipients of the lower ranks place an appropriate ribbon below the shield.[4] The difference between the civilian and military insignia is that the former group wears the cross hanging from a green crown of laurel, whereas the latter group wears the cross hanging from a trophy of arms.[5]
Vestments and accoutrements
A green uniform was later prescribed by Pope Pius IX. The uniform contains a black beaver-felt hat decorated with black silk ribbons, silver metallic twisted rope, buttons and black ostrich feathers. The jacket, made of green wool, is trimmed with silver metallic thread, and has a tail, nine yellow metal buttons in the front and three buttons on the cuffs and is lined with black satin. Finally, the costume contains suspenders, several yellow and red rosettes, white leather gloves, and a short sword with a handle made of mother of pearl with a medallion of the order at the end.
Knights Grand Cross wear a sash and a badge or star on the left side of the breast; Commanders wear a cross around the neck; and Knights wear a smaller cross on the left breast of the uniform:
Knight
Knight Commander
Knight Commander with Star
Knight Grand Cross
Notable members
Juan Mariano de Goyeneche y Gamio, 3rd Count of Guaqui and Grandee of Spain, wearing the Grand Cross and sash of the Order of St. Gregory the Great.
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^Dart, John (3 January 1998). "Pope Bestows Knighthood on 64 Prominent L.A. Catholics". LA Times. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
^. Papalknights.org.uk. Association of Papal Orders in Great Britain of Pius IX, Saint Gregory and Saint Sylvester. Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
^Noonan, James-Charles Jr. (1996). The Church Visible: The Ceremonial Life and Protocol of the Roman Catholic Church. Viking. p. 196. ISBN0-670-86745-4.
^MacErlean, Andrew Alphonsus (1912). The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline, and History of the Catholic Church, Volume 4. Robert Appleton Co. pp. 667–668.
^"Blakeney, Frederick Joseph (1913–1990)". Frederick Joseph Blakeney. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
^ abcGorman, W. Gordon (1885). Converts to Rome : A list of about four thousand Protestants who have recently become Roman Catholics. London: W. Swan Sonnenschein and Co. pp. 1–3.
^"Cardinal Confers Papal Awards on Three Outstanding Australians". Catholic Communications. Archdiocese of Sydney. 7 February 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
^Diccionario bibliographico portuguez, 1859, p. 342
^ abcJohn Dart (3 January 1998). "Pope Honors Rupert Murdoch, Roy Disney, Bob Hope". LA Times (Archived Article). Retrieved 18 June 2014.
^"POPE HONORS 2 WRITERS.; Makes G.K. Chesterton and Hillaire Belloc Knight Commanders". The New York Times. 25 May 1934.
^Fürstin Gloria von Thurn und Taxis erhält päpstlichen St.-Gregorius-Orden 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Bistum Regensburg.
^Albert Gubay 'overwhelmed' with Papal award - website BBC News, 23 February 2011
^"Former Sheffield MP honoured today with papal knighthood". The Star. February 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
^"John Hume knighted by Pope Benedict". BBC News. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
^Jacometti, Ignazio Entry by Simona Sclocchi in Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 62 (2004)
^Gwyn A., Williams (1992). "Writing On The Line - Professor Gwyn A Williams on Saunders Lewis". YouTube. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021.
^"Fundação Oscar Niemeyer". Retrieved 19 July 2017.
^Pentin, Edward (15 January 2018). "Vatican: Papal Honor for Pro-Abortion Politician Not a Sign of Support". National Catholic Register. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
^"Hemeroteca ABC". Hemeroteca.abc.es. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
^Tubb, Gerard (9 November 2011). "Fans Flock To Cathedral Service For Sir Jimmy". Sky News. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
^"Savile was serial sex abuser of teenage girls, say police". The Times. London, UK. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2012. (subscription required)
^"Savile's papal knighthood died with him - Vatican". RTÉ. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
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^Unlabelled press clipping of contemporary obituary, in Royal Birmingham Society of Artists archives
^Fortis, Mulier (29 May 2013). "Mulier Fortis: Dame Joanna's Investiture..." Mulier Fortis. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
^"Remembering pro-life heroes". Catholic Herald. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
^"Count John A. Creighton Dead: Nebraskan Who Founded Colleges Was Ennobled by the Pope", New York Times. 8 February 1907.
^Marc Naylor. The Independent, London, 1 January 1994.
^Jude Patrick Dougherty obituary, philosophy.catholic.edu. Accessed 27 November 2022.
^Schiavone, Michael J. (2009). Dictionary of Maltese Biographies Vol. 2 G–Z. Pietà: Pubblikazzjonijiet Indipendenza. p. 891. ISBN9789993291329.
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^"Pope Honours 29". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
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^Ryelandt, Joseph (grandson of the knight of the same name), Histoire de la famille Ryelandt et des familles alliées (Brussels, 2003; a private publication; a copy has been deposited in the National Library), p. 120.
^"Ann Widdecombe awarded papal honour". Indcatholicnews.com. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
General and cited references
Karaula, Željko (2009). "Pisma crnogorskog pjesnika, svećenika i diplomata Jovana Sunečića bosansko-đakovačkom i srijemskom biskupu Josipu Jurju Strossmayeru (1881. - 1887.)". Diacovensia (in Croatian). Đakovo: Katolički bogoslovni fakultet u Đakovu (12). ISSN 1849-014X.
External links
Association of Papal Orders in Great Britain
Photograph
article from Time Magazine, 25 Jun 1928, reporting an award of the Order of St. Gregory the Great
January 15, 2023
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For the monastic order see Sylvestrines The Pontifical Equestrian Order of St Gregory the Great Latin Ordo Sancti Gregorii Magni Italian Ordine di San Gregorio Magno was established on 1 September 1831 by Pope Gregory XVI seven months after his election as Pope 1 Pontifical Equestrian Orderof St Gregory the GreatOrdo Sancti Gregorii Magni Latin Knight Commander s cross of theOrder of St Gregory the GreatAwarded by the Holy SeeTypePapal order of knighthoodEstablished1831MottoPro Deo et Principe Latin For God and Ruler StatusBestowed by authority of the Pope as temporal sovereign of Vatican City StateSovereignPope FrancisGradesKnight Dame Grand Cross GCSG Knight Dame Commander with Star KC SG DC SG Knight Dame Commander KCSG DCSG Knight Dame KSG DSG Former gradesKnight Dame Grand Cross of the Second ClassPrecedenceNext higher Order of Pope Pius IXNext lower Order of St SylvesterRibbon bar of the orderThe order is one of the five orders of knighthood of the Holy See The honor is bestowed upon Catholic men and women and certain notable non Catholics 2 in recognition of their personal service to the Holy See and to the Catholic Church through their unusual labors their support of the Holy See and the examples they set in their communities and their countries Contents 1 History and appointment 2 Insignia 3 Vestments and accoutrements 4 Notable members 4 1 Knight Dame Grand Cross 4 2 Knight Dame Commander with Star 4 3 Knight Commander and Dame Commander 4 4 Knight Dame 5 See also 6 Citations 7 General and cited references 8 External linksHistory and appointment EditSee also St Gregory the Great The inaugural brief states in part that gentlemen of proven loyalty to the Holy See who by reason of their nobility of birth and the renown of their deeds or the degree of their munificence are deemed worthy to be honored by a public expression of esteem on the part of the Holy See The end of the brief states that they must progressively maintain by continued meritorious deed the reputation and trust they had already inspired and prove themselves worthy of the honor that had been conferred on them by unswerving fidelity to God and to the sovereign Pontiff 3 The awarding of the Order of St Gregory the Great presents no particular obligations on the recipients toward the Catholic Church except for the general ones stated above Insignia Edit Knight s badge in the military division An eight pointed cross the insignia of the order bears a representation of St Gregory on the obverse and on the reverse the motto Pro Deo et Principe For God and Ruler The cross is suspended from a red and gold ribbon In ecclesiastical heraldry laymen awarded the high rank of Grand Cross can display a red and gold ribbon surrounding the shield in their personal coats of arms but the recipients of the lower ranks place an appropriate ribbon below the shield 4 The difference between the civilian and military insignia is that the former group wears the cross hanging from a green crown of laurel whereas the latter group wears the cross hanging from a trophy of arms 5 Vestments and accoutrements EditA green uniform was later prescribed by Pope Pius IX The uniform contains a black beaver felt hat decorated with black silk ribbons silver metallic twisted rope buttons and black ostrich feathers The jacket made of green wool is trimmed with silver metallic thread and has a tail nine yellow metal buttons in the front and three buttons on the cuffs and is lined with black satin Finally the costume contains suspenders several yellow and red rosettes white leather gloves and a short sword with a handle made of mother of pearl with a medallion of the order at the end Knights Grand Cross wear a sash and a badge or star on the left side of the breast Commanders wear a cross around the neck and Knights wear a smaller cross on the left breast of the uniform Knight Knight Commander Knight Commander with Star Knight Grand CrossNotable members Edit Juan Mariano de Goyeneche y Gamio 3rd Count of Guaqui and Grandee of Spain wearing the Grand Cross and sash of the Order of St Gregory the Great Knight Dame Grand Cross Edit Frederick Blakeney 1964 Australian diplomat Knight Grand Cross 6 Sir George Bowyer 6th Baronet Knight Grand Cross 7 General Sir Peter Cosgrove 2013 Knight Grand Cross Governor General of Australia 8 Joao Carlos Saldanha de Oliveira Daun 1st Duke of Saldanha Knight Grand Cross of the First Class 9 Rodrigo Augusto da Silva Knight Grand Cross of the First Class Duke Carl Ludvig Fouche d Otrante 1930 10 George Forbes 7th Earl of Granard Knight Grand Cross 7 Frank Hanna III American entrepreneur and philanthropist Knight Grand Cross Alice von Hildebrand 2013 Dame Grand Cross 11 Charles von Hugel 1852 Knight Grand Cross 12 Johno Johnson 2015 Australian politician 13 14 Dina Kawar previous ambassador of Jordan to France 15 16 Gilbert Levine 2016 American conductor Knight Grand Cross 17 Count Christopher de Paus 1930 10 Count Charles Woeste Count Hippolyte d Ursel Count Leo d Ursel ambassador Baron Henry Delvaux de Fenffe 1921 Governor of Liege 18 J L P Roche Victoria 1952 Indian politicianKnight Dame Commander with Star Edit Bob Hope 1998 American entertainer convert to Catholicism 19 Francis Martin O Donnell 2007 Ambassador and Knight of Malta previously in UN service for 32 years G K Chesterton 20 1934 English writer philosopher lay theologian and literary and art critic convert to Catholicism Gloria Princess of Thurn and Taxis 21 2008 Dame Commander with Star Albert Gubay 2011 founder of Kwik Save supermarket chain and Total Fitness 22 Knight Commander and Dame Commander Edit Roy E Disney 1998 19 Sir Patrick Duffy 2017 British politician 23 Hendrik Samuel Houthakker 2003 Knight Commander with Silver Star Member of Nixon s Council of Economic Advisers husband of Anna Teresa Tymieniecka John Hume 2012 Northern Irish politician and co recipient of the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize 24 Ignazio Jacometti sculptor appointed by Pope Pius IX 25 Saunders Lewis 1975 Welsh nationalist politician founder of Plaid Genedlaethol Cymru and prominent figure in Welsh language literature 26 convert to Catholicism Maurice Gerard Moynihan 1959 Secretary of the Government of the Irish Free State and Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland Rupert Murdoch 1998 Australian American publisher and media entrepreneur 19 Oscar Niemeyer 1990 Brazilian modernist architect 27 Nikkyō Niwano 1992 Japanese Buddhist practitioner who founded and the Buddhist organization Risshō Kōsei Kai 28 James O Donnell organist 1999 organist and Master of the Choristers Westminster Abbey Lilianne Ploumen 2017 Dutch politician 29 Charles Poletti 1945 Governor of New York Army officer in charge of post World War II civil affairs in Italy John J Raskob American financial executive and businessman DuPont General Motors financed the building of the Empire State Building Carlo Emanuele Ruspoli 3rd Duke of Morignano 2004 30 Paul Salamunovich 1969 American choral conductor and expert on Gregorian chant Sir Jimmy Savile OBE 1990 English radio DJ and television presenter broadcaster 31 In 2012 after Savile s death an annulment of the honour was requested by the Archbishop of Westminster This was declined on the basis that the life honour died with the individual 32 33 Roger Wagner by Pope Paul VI American choral conductor Mordecai Waxman 1998 Rabbi Conservative Judaism Knight Dame Edit Walter Annenberg who created TV Guide 34 Thomas Bodkin lawyer art historian art collector and curator 35 Joanna Bogle 2013 British Roman Catholic writer and broadcaster 36 Phyllis Bowman 1996 British journalist and pro life campaigner 37 Henry Cooper 1978 champion heavyweight boxer convert to Catholicism John A Creighton 1898 businessman and philanthropist in Omaha 38 John Crichton Stuart 3rd Marquess of Bute 7 Ralph Downes 1970 English organist organist of the London Oratory organ teacher and organ designer including organ of the Royal Festival Hall London 39 Jude Patrick Dougherty 1999 American philosopher Dean Emeritus of the School of Philosophy at the Catholic University of America 40 Bambang Soegeng Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army Emanuele Luigi Galizia Maltese architect and civil engineer 41 Joe Gladwin British actor and comedian 42 43 Sheilagh Kesting 2016 former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and former Ecumenical Officer of the Church of Scotland Ilyas Khan British businessman and philanthropist Chairman of Leonard Cheshire Disability citation needed George Malcolm English choral conductor harpsichordist and organist former Master of the Music Westminster Cathedral Colin Mawby 2006 English choral conductor and composer 44 former Master of the Music Westminster Cathedral John A McCone 1955 US Industrialist former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and former head of the Atomic Energy Commission George Menachery 2008 Editor of the St Thomas Christian Encyclopaedia of India and Director of the SARAS 45 philanthropist Jean Migneault former Deputy Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus Patrick Millen 1991 New Zealand public servant 46 Ricardo Montalban 47 1998 Mexican actor Paul Victor Obeng 2009 48 Ghanaian mechanical engineer and statesman Isabel Piczek 1998 artist 49 Joseph Ryelandt Belgian composer 50 Jovan Sundecic 1886 Serbian Orthodox priest and Montenegrin official 51 Ann Widdecombe 2013 British politician 52 Michael Williams 2001 English actor citation needed See also EditPapal Orders of KnighthoodCitations Edit Begni Ernesto Grey James C Kennedy Thomas J 1914 The Vatican Its History Its Treasures Letters and Arts Publishing Company p 515 Retrieved 31 August 2016 Dart John 3 January 1998 Pope Bestows Knighthood on 64 Prominent L A Catholics LA Times Retrieved 25 April 2018 The Pontifical Order of Saint Gregory the Great Papalknights org uk Association of Papal Orders in Great Britain of Pius IX Saint Gregory and Saint Sylvester Archived from the original on 26 December 2010 Retrieved 2 October 2010 Noonan James Charles Jr 1996 The Church Visible The Ceremonial Life and Protocol of the Roman Catholic Church Viking p 196 ISBN 0 670 86745 4 MacErlean Andrew Alphonsus 1912 The Catholic Encyclopedia An International Work of Reference on the Constitution Doctrine Discipline and History of the Catholic Church Volume 4 Robert Appleton Co pp 667 668 Blakeney Frederick Joseph 1913 1990 Frederick Joseph Blakeney National Centre of Biography Australian National University Retrieved 28 April 2021 a b c Gorman W Gordon 1885 Converts to Rome A list of about four thousand Protestants who have recently become Roman Catholics London W Swan Sonnenschein and Co pp 1 3 Cardinal Confers Papal Awards on Three Outstanding Australians Catholic Communications Archdiocese of Sydney 7 February 2013 Retrieved 2 February 2014 Diccionario bibliographico portuguez 1859 p 342 a b Acta Apostolicae Sedis 22 1930 Alice von Hildebrand Retrieved 19 February 2014 Charles von Hugel by Anatole von Hugel Acta Apostolicae Sedis 108 2016 1 Heart soul of NSW Labor dead at 87 Special Broadcasting Service 9 August 2017 Retrieved 10 August 2017 Acta Apostolicae Sedis 97 2005 2 Kawar appointed envoy at UN Jordan Times 4 June 2014 The Pope s Maestro Sir Gilbert Levine Conferred with Papal Honor Archdiocese of Washington 31 January 2016 Archived from the original on 7 February 2016 Retrieved 6 February 2016 Acta Apostolicae Sedis 13 1921 3 a b c John Dart 3 January 1998 Pope Honors Rupert Murdoch Roy Disney Bob Hope LA Times Archived Article Retrieved 18 June 2014 POPE HONORS 2 WRITERS Makes G K Chesterton and Hillaire Belloc Knight Commanders The New York Times 25 May 1934 Furstin Gloria von Thurn und Taxis erhalt papstlichen St Gregorius Orden Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Bistum Regensburg Albert Gubay overwhelmed with Papal award website BBC News 23 February 2011 Former Sheffield MP honoured today with papal knighthood The Star February 2017 Retrieved 11 March 2021 John Hume knighted by Pope Benedict BBC News Retrieved 7 June 2012 Jacometti Ignazio Entry by Simona Sclocchi in Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani Volume 62 2004 Gwyn A Williams 1992 Writ ing On The Line Professor Gwyn A Williams on Saunders Lewis YouTube Archived from the original on 12 December 2021 Fundacao Oscar Niemeyer Retrieved 19 July 2017 Leadership Risshō Kōsei Kai Retrieved 6 January 2021 Pentin Edward 15 January 2018 Vatican Papal Honor for Pro Abortion Politician Not a Sign of Support National Catholic Register Retrieved 15 January 2018 Hemeroteca ABC Hemeroteca abc es Retrieved 18 June 2014 Tubb Gerard 9 November 2011 Fans Flock To Cathedral Service For Sir Jimmy Sky News Retrieved 10 November 2011 Savile was serial sex abuser of teenage girls say police The Times London UK 10 October 2012 Retrieved 10 October 2012 subscription required Savile s papal knighthood died with him Vatican RTE 27 October 2012 Retrieved 28 March 2020 accessed 14 September 2007 Nndb com Retrieved 18 June 2014 Unlabelled press clipping of contemporary obituary in Royal Birmingham Society of Artists archives Fortis Mulier 29 May 2013 Mulier Fortis Dame Joanna s Investiture Mulier Fortis Retrieved 27 January 2022 Remembering pro life heroes Catholic Herald 22 April 2016 Retrieved 27 January 2022 Count John A Creighton Dead Nebraskan Who Founded Colleges Was Ennobled by the Pope New York Times 8 February 1907 Marc Naylor The Independent London 1 January 1994 Jude Patrick Dougherty obituary philosophy catholic edu Accessed 27 November 2022 Schiavone Michael J 2009 Dictionary of Maltese Biographies Vol 2 G Z Pieta Pubblikazzjonijiet Indipendenza p 891 ISBN 9789993291329 Catholic Herald Archives British Theatrelog volume 1 issue 8 TQ Publications 1978 p 14 Papal Honour for Mawby The Contemporary Music Centre Ireland 20 April 2006 Retrieved 21 January 2012 WELCOME TO INDIAN CHRISTIANITY Pembroke College Record Oxford 1995 p 92 Gallantry magazine online Archived 24 August 2004 at the Wayback Machine accessed 31 January 2008 Pope Honours 29 Modern Ghana Retrieved 15 February 2021 British Society for the Turin Shroud Issue 47 shroud com Retrieved 27 October 2015 Ryelandt Joseph grandson of the knight of the same name Histoire de la famille Ryelandt et des familles alliees Brussels 2003 a private publication a copy has been deposited in the National Library p 120 Karaula 2009 p 148 Ann Widdecombe awarded papal honour Indcatholicnews com 31 January 2013 Retrieved 18 June 2014 General and cited references EditKaraula Zeljko 2009 Pisma crnogorskog pjesnika svecenika i diplomata Jovana Sunecica bosansko đakovackom i srijemskom biskupu Josipu Jurju Strossmayeru 1881 1887 Diacovensia in Croatian Đakovo Katolicki bogoslovni fakultet u Đakovu 12 ISSN 1849 014X External links EditAssociation of Papal Orders in Great Britain Photograph Catholic Knighthood article from Time Magazine 25 Jun 1928 reporting an award of the Order of St Gregory the Great Retrieved from https 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