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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.
Recipients of the Papal Lateran Cross (6 P) Recipients of the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice (26 P) Pages in category "Orders, decorations, and medals of the Holy See"
Orders of chivalry of the Holy See (5 C, 3 P) O. Order of the Holy Sepulchre (3 C, 13 P) S. Sovereign Military Order of Malta (9 C, 20 P) T. Teutonic Order (7 C, 19 P)
The Order of Pope Pius IX (Italian: Ordine di Pio IX), also referred as the Pian Order (Italian: Ordine Piano, pronounced), is a papal order of knighthood originally founded by Pope Pius IV in 1560. Currently, it is the highest honor conferred by the Holy See (being the Order of Christ and the Order of the Golden Spur currently dormant).
The decoration's ribbon is in the papal yellow and white. This design was modified under Benedict XVI: the personal arms of the reigning pope were replaced by a small cross, while the coat of arms of the Holy See replaced the small cross on the bottom arm. [2] The name of the reigning pope no longer appears on the front. [2]
Livery collar of the Order of Saint Sylvester and the Golden Militia prior to 1905. Medal of the Order of Saint Sylvester and the Golden Militia, 1841. The Order of the Golden Spur [1] (Italian: Ordine dello Speron d'Oro, French: Ordre de l'Éperon d'or), officially known also as the Order of the Golden Militia (Latin: Ordo Militia Aurata, Italian: Milizia Aurata), [2] is a papal order of ...
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 new papal pallium is based upon the earlier form of the pallium, similar to the omophorion which is still worn by Eastern Christian bishops. The papal pallium is wider and longer than the ordinary pallium, and has red crosses on it. On the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul in 2014, Pope Francis returned to the use of the usual black pallium.