Order of St. Gregory the Great
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Order of St. Gregory the Great Ordo Sancti Gregorii Magni (Latin) |
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Knight Commander's cross of the Order of St. Gregory the Great |
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Awarded by Holy See | |
Type | Papal order of knighthood |
Motto | Pro Deo et Principe (Latin) ("For God and Ruler") |
Status | Bestowed by authority of the Pope as temporal sovereign of Vatican City State |
Sovereign | Pope Francis |
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Former grades | Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Second Class |
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Established | Established on 1 September 1831 |
Established | 1831 |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Order of Pope Pius IX |
Next (lower) | Order of St. Sylvester |
Ribbon bar of the order |
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]
The order is one of the five orders of knighthood of the Holy See. The honor is bestowed upon Roman Catholic men and women (and sometimes in rare cases to non-Catholics)[2] in recognition of their personal service to the Holy See and to the Roman Catholic Church, through their unusual labors, their support of the Holy See, and the examples they set in their communities and their countries.
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History and appointment
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 Roman Catholic Church – except for the general ones stated above.
Insignia
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
Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the First Class
- Sir George Bowyer, 6th Baronet, Knight Grand Cross.[6]
- General Sir Peter Cosgrove, 2013, Knight Grand Cross, Governor-General of Australia[7]
- João Carlos Saldanha de Oliveira Daun, 1st Duke of Saldanha, Knight Grand Cross of the First Class[8]
- Rodrigo Augusto da Silva, Knight Grand Cross of the First Class
- George Forbes, 7th Earl of Granard, Knight Grand Cross.[6]
- Johno Johnson, 2015, Australian politician [9][10]
- Gary L. Krupp, 2018, Knight Grand Cross, Co-founder of Pave the Way Foundation[11]
- Meredith Krupp, 2018, Dame of the Grand Cross, Co-founder of Pave the Way Foundation[11]
- Claes Lagergren, Knight Grand Cross of the First Class, 1st Marquess Lagergren
- Frank Hanna III, American entrepreneur and philanthropist, Knight Grand Cross
- Gilbert Levine, 2016, American conductor, Knight Grand Cross. [12]
- Peter Paul McSwiney, 1875, Knight Grand Cross, Lord Mayor of Dublin[13] (Ireland), Irish entrepreneur owner of the Palatial Mart.[citation needed]
- Riccardo Muti, 2012, Italian conductor, Knight Grand Cross.[14]
- Alice von Hildebrand, 2013, Dame Grand Cross.[15]
- Frederick Blakeney, 1964, Australian diplomat, Knight Grand Cross.[16]
- Charles von Hügel, 1852, Knight Grand Cross[17]
- Count Christopher de Paus (1930)[18]
- Duke Carl Ludvig Fouché d'Otrante (1930)[18]
- Dina Kawar, previous ambassador of Jordan to France.[19][20]
- Count Charles Woeste.
- Count Hippolyte d'Ursel.
- Count Léo d'Ursel, ambassador.
- Baron Henry Delvaux de Fenffe, 1921, Governor of Liège[21]
- Chev Don Jose Rivera, KGSG, 2009
Knight/Dame Commander with Star
- Bob Hope, 1998, American entertainer (convert to Catholicism)[22]
- Francis Martin O'Donnell, 2007, Ambassador and Knight of Malta, previously in UN service for 32 years
- Gary L. Krupp, 2007, Knight Commander with Star, Co-founder of Pave the Way Foundation[23]
- Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis,[24] 2008, Dame Commander with Star
- Albert Gubay, 2011, founder of Kwik Save supermarket chain and Total Fitness[25]
Knight Commander and Dame Commander
- Charles Poletti, 1945, Governor of New York, Army officer in charge of post World War II civil affairs in Italy
- Maurice Gerard Moynihan, 1959, Secretary of the Government of the Irish Free State and Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland
- John J. Raskob, American financial executive and businessman (DuPont, General Motors); financed the building of the Empire State Building
- Paul Salamunovich, 1969, American choral conductor and expert on Gregorian chant.
- Roger Wagner, by Pope Paul VI, American choral conductor
- Saunders Lewis, 1975, Welsh nationalist politician, founder of Plaid Genedlaethol Cymru and prominent figure in Welsh-language literature.[26]
- Jimmy Savile OBE, 1990, English radio DJ and television presenter-broadcaster[27] (In 2012 an annulment was requested by the Archbishop of Westminster. This was declined on the basis that the honour died with the individual.)[28][29]
- Oscar Niemeyer, 1990, Brazilian modernist architect [30]
- Nikkyō Niwano, 1992, Japanese Buddhist practitioner who founded and the Buddhist organization Risshō Kōsei Kai.[31]
- Roy E. Disney, 1998[22]
- Rupert Murdoch, 1998, Australian-American publisher and media entrepreneur[22]
- Mordecai Waxman, 1998, Rabbi (Conservative Judaism)
- James O'Donnell (organist), 1999, organist and Master of the Choristers, Westminster Abbey
- Gary L. Krupp, 2000, Knight Commander, Co-founder of Pave the Way Foundation[32]
- Hendrik Samuel Houthakker, 2003, Knight Commander with Silver Star, Member of Nixon's Council of Economic Advisers, husband of Anna Teresa Tymieniecka.[33]
- Carlo Emanuele Ruspoli, 3rd Duke of Morignano, 2004[34]
- John Hume, 2012, Northern Irish politician and co-recipient of the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize[35]
- Sir Patrick Duffy, 2017, British politician[36]
- Lilianne Ploumen, 2017, Dutch politician[37]
Knight/Dame
- Doctor Jean-Yves Gosselin became a Knight of Saint Gregory the Great, at the Mass of Thanksgiving, Notre Dame Cathedral, Ottawa ON, Canada, 22 April 1987
- Major John Brian Corrigan, Royal Artillery Officer [38]
- Walter Annenberg, created TV Guide[39]
- Thomas Bodkin, lawyer, art historian, art collector and curator[40]
- Dr. Clinton Brand, 2015, Member of Anglicanae traditiones (Anglican traditions) Interdicasterial Commission, whose task has been to identify Anglican liturgical and spiritual patrimony and to incorporate it into Catholic worship for the Personal Ordinariates.[41]
- Flt Lt Dominic Bruce, OBE, MC, AFM, KSG, a British Royal Air Force officer, known as the "Medium Sized Man."
- John A. Creighton, 1898, businessman and philanthropist in Omaha.[42]
- John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute[6]
- Ralph Downes, 1970, English organist, organist of the London Oratory, organ teacher and organ designer (including organ of the Royal Festival Hall London)[43]
- Emanuele Luigi Galizia, Maltese architect and civil engineer[44]
- Joe Gladwin, British actor and comedian[45][46][47]
- Doctor Jean-Yves Gosselin became a Knight of Saint Gregory the Great, at the Mass of Thanksgiving, Notre Dame Cathedral, Ottawa ON, Canada, 22 April 1987
- Doctor William Keon became a Knight of Saint Gregory the Great at the Mass of Thanksgiving, Notre Dame Cathedral, Ottawa ON, Canada, 22 April 1987
- Sheilagh Kesting, 2016, former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and former Ecumenical Officer of the Church of Scotland
- Dr. Ch Khailam Mate, 2018, Catholic, Doctor of Medicine, New Delhi, India[citation needed]
- Ilyas Khan, British businessman and philanthropist, Chairman of Leonard Cheshire Disability
- George Malcolm, English choral conductor, harpsichordist and organist; former Master of the Music, Westminster Cathedral
- Colin Mawby, 2006, English choral conductor and composer[48] former Master of the Music, Westminster Cathedral
- George Menachery, 2008, Editor of the St. Thomas Christian Encyclopaedia of India and Director of the SARAS,[49] philanthropist
- Jean Migneault, former Deputy Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus
- Ricardo Montalbán,[50] 1998, Mexican-American actor
- Paul Victor Obeng, 2009, [51] Ghanaian mechanical engineer and statesman
- Dr Donna Orsuto, 2011, professor at the Pontifical Gregorian University, co-founder of the Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas
- Isabel Piczek, 1998, artist[52]
- Julius C. Rupp, 1953, Catholic Lay Leader of social and religious groups in Gary, IN, USA[53]
- Joseph Ryelandt, Belgian composer[54]
- Jovan Sundečić, 1886, Serbian Orthodox priest and Montenegrin official[55]
- John B. Thielen, Doctor of Fonda, IA[56]
- Ann Widdecombe, 2013, British politician[57]
- Andrew Wright, English choral conductor and composer; Master of Music Brentwood Cathedral
- Alfredo Principe, 2011, FBI Foreign Operation Specialist;
- Daniel J. DeSimone, 2011 FBI Special Agent; both
bestowed by Vatican Nuncio Pietro Sambi, with Commander of Vatican Gendarmeria Domenico Giani, present at The Vatican Embassy in Washington, D.C. March 2011
See also
Notes
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References
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