Order of Christ (Portugal)

E309886

Roman Catholic religious order chivalric order honorific order

The Order of Christ (Portugal) is a historic Portuguese chivalric and honorific order that succeeded the Knights Templar in Portugal and played a key role in sponsoring the country’s Age of Discoveries.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Order of Christ (Portugal) canonical	7
Order of Christ	4
Military Order of Christ	1
Ordem de Cristo	1
Order of Christ (Catholic military order)	1
Order of Christ (medieval military order)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic religious order ⓘ chivalric order ⓘ honorific order ⓘ
awardedFor	meritorious civil or military service ⓘ outstanding services to the Portuguese state ⓘ services to the Catholic Church ⓘ
coatOfArmsElement	red cross with flared arms ⓘ white interior cross ⓘ
country	Portugal ⓘ
field	civil honors ⓘ military honors ⓘ religious-military history of Portugal ⓘ
formerHeadOfOrder	King of Portugal ⓘ
foundedBy	King Denis of Portugal ⓘ
grade	Commander ⓘ Grand Collar ⓘ Grand Cross ⓘ Grand Officer ⓘ Knight ⓘ Officer ⓘ
hasJurisdiction	Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Portugal (historical) Portuguese Empire ⓘ surface form: Portuguese Empire (historical)
hasMotto	In hoc signo vinces ⓘ
headOfOrder	President of Portugal ⓘ
influenced	Brazilian national symbols ⓘ Portuguese colonial symbolism ⓘ
languageOfName	Portuguese ⓘ
mottoLanguage	Latin ⓘ
nativeLabel	Supreme Order of Christ ⓘ surface form: Ordem Militar de Nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo Order of Christ (Portugal) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ordem de Cristo
notableMember	Afonso V of Portugal ⓘ surface form: King Afonso V of Portugal John I of Portugal ⓘ surface form: King John I of Portugal John II of Portugal ⓘ surface form: King John II of Portugal King Manuel I of Portugal ⓘ Sebastian of Portugal ⓘ surface form: King Sebastian of Portugal Henry the Navigator ⓘ surface form: Prince Henry the Navigator
notableUse	Portuguese maritime flags during the Age of Discoveries ⓘ sails of Portuguese ships in the Age of Discoveries ⓘ
patron	Jesus Christ ⓘ
playedRoleIn	Portuguese discoveries ⓘ surface form: Portuguese Age of Discoveries
relatedOrder	Order of Aviz ⓘ Military Order of Saint James of the Sword ⓘ surface form: Order of Saint James of the Sword
relatedTo	Knights Templar ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
sponsored	Portuguese maritime exploration ⓘ
successorOf	Knights Templar ⓘ
symbol	Grand Cross of the Order of Christ ⓘ surface form: Cross of the Order of Christ
type	state order ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Grand Cross of the Order of Christ → partOf → Order of Christ (Portugal) ⓘ

Grand Cross of the Order of Christ → gradeOf → Order of Christ (Portugal) ⓘ

Grand Cross of the Order of Christ → hasReligiousOrigin → Order of Christ (Portugal) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Order of Christ (Catholic military order)

Grand Master of the Order of Christ → partOf → Order of Christ (Portugal) ⓘ

Duke of Viseu → associatedWith → Order of Christ (Portugal) ⓘ

Manueline architecture → associatedWith → Order of Christ (Portugal) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Order of Christ

Orders, decorations, and medals of Portugal → hasOrder → Order of Christ (Portugal) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Military Order of Christ

Order of Christ (Portugal) → nativeLabel → Order of Christ (Portugal) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ordem de Cristo

Officer of the Order of Christ → partOf → Order of Christ (Portugal) ⓘ

Officer of the Order of Christ → historicalOrigin → Order of Christ (Portugal) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Order of Christ (medieval military order)

Cross of Christ → usedBy → Order of Christ (Portugal) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Order of Christ

Cross of Christ → religiousOrder → Order of Christ (Portugal) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Order of Christ

Portuguese–Marinid conflicts → hasParticipant → Order of Christ (Portugal) ⓘ

Tomar → historicalAssociation → Order of Christ (Portugal) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Order of Christ

Commander of the Order of Aviz → relatedOrder → Order of Christ (Portugal) ⓘ