Order of Camões

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Order of Camões
Ordem de Camões
Star of the Order of Camões.jpg
Breast Star of the Order of Camões
Awarded by Flag of Portugal.svg Portuguese Republic
Type Order
Motto Aqueles que por obras valerosas se vão da lei da morte libertando
("The Lieges who by deeds memorious brake from the doom that binds the vulgar dead", The Lusiads, Canto I)
Eligibility Portuguese and foreigners; military and civilian
Grand Master President of Portugal
Chancellor Manuela Ferreira Leite
Grades (w/ post-nominals) Grand Collar
Grand Cross
Grand Officer
Commander
Officer
Knight/Dame
Statistics
Established 30 June 2021
Precedence
Next (higher) Order of Liberty
Next (lower) Order of Merit
90px
Ribbon of the Order of Camões

The Order of Camões (Portuguese: Ordem de Camões) is a Portuguese order of knighthood originally created in 1985 but only fully integrated into the Portuguese honours system on 30 June 2021.[1][2] It commemorates Luís de Camões, considered Portugal's national poet.

It is a six-tier order, whose titles are awarded for relevant services to the Portuguese language and its international promotion, and to the strengthening of cultural relations between Portuguese-speaking peoples and communities.[1] The number of members in each grade is restricted by its constitution, and titles are conferred by special decree by the Grand Master of the Order, i.e., the President of Portugal.

Grades

The order includes several classes; in decreasing order of seniority, these are:

  • 80px Grand Collar (Grande-Colar – GColCa)
  • 80px Grand Cross (Grã-Cruz – GCCa)
  • 80px Grand Officer (Grande-Oficial – GOCa)
  • 80px Commander (Comendador – ComCa)
  • 80px Officer (Oficial – OCa)
  • 80px Knight/Dame (Cavaleiro – CvCa / Dama – DmCa)
  • Honorary Member (MHCa) (Membro Honorário) — for places or institutions, without indication of a specific grade

The special distinction of Grand Collar can be awarded only to heads of state.

Membership to the Order is conferred by the President, either on his own initiative, upon the recommendation of his Ministers or following nomination by the Council of the Order.

References

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