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This Order was at one time united with the Order of the Golden Militia. Pope Pius X in his motu proprio of 7 February 1905, entitled Multum ad excitandos, divided the Sylvestrine Order into two Orders of Knighthood, one retaining the name of St. Sylvester and the other taking the ancient name of the Order, i.e. Order of the Golden Militia, or Order of the Golden Spur.
The reforms of 1905 resulted in the separation of that order into the Order of St. Sylvester and the Order of the Golden Spur. [3] The Order of St. Sylvester is presented in the same classes and grades as the Order of St. Gregory the Great, and is typically awarded to recognize and reward members of the laity for active service in the ...
Pages in category "Knights of the Order of St. Sylvester" The following 74 pages are in this category, out of 74 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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 ...
Order of St. Gregory the Great (8 C, 3 P) P. Order of Pope Pius IX (3 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Orders of chivalry of the Holy See" ... Order of St. Sylvester;
The obverse depicts the Apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul in the centre of the cross. [5] The inscription Pro Ecclesia (For Church) is stamped on the left arm, Et Pontifice (And Pope) on the right. Three small crosses are situated at the end of the left, bottom and right cross arm.
Sylvester Gozzolini (1177–1267) was born at Osimo near Ancona, Italy. As a young man, he entered a community of Augustinian canons regular who served Osimo Cathedral, [1] and eventually was professed in that Order and received Holy Orders. Around 1227, he left the community to lead an austere, eremitical life.
Coulombe was commended by Pope John Paul II for his book Vicars of Christ: A History of the Popes, and by order of John Paul II, Coulombe was created a Knight Commander of the Order of St. Sylvester for his services rendered to the Holy See. [7]