Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

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The Order of Merit of the Italian Republic is Italy’s highest-ranking honor, awarded by the President of the Republic to individuals for distinguished service in fields such as literature, the arts, economy, public service, and humanitarian activities.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf order of merit
state order
alsoKnownAs OMRI
Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
awardedFor distinguished service to the Italian Republic
merit in humanitarian activities
merit in literature
merit in public service
merit in the arts
merit in the economy
awardingAuthority President of the Italian Republic
belongsToSystem Italian honours system
canBeAwardedTo Italian citizens
foreign citizens
country Italy
establishedBy Italian Republic
President of the Italian Republic
establishedOn 1951-03-03
foundedBy Luigi Einaudi
founderTitle President of the Italian Republic
grandMaster President of the Italian Republic
hasGrade Commander
Grand Officer
Knight
Knight Grand Cross
Knight Grand Cross with Collar
Officer
headedBy President of the Italian Republic
headTitle Grand Master
highestGrade Knight Grand Cross with Collar
highestStateOrderOf Italy
includesClass civil division
military division
insigniaFeature emblem of the Italian Republic
five-pointed white-enameled cross
legalBasis Law 3 March 1951 n. 178
lowerGrade Knight
mottoLanguage Italian
postNominalLetters OMRI
precedence highest order of the Italian Republic
purpose to reward merit acquired by the nation in humanitarian activities
to reward merit acquired by the nation in public service
to reward merit acquired by the nation in social activities
to reward merit acquired by the nation in the arts
to reward merit acquired by the nation in the economy
to reward merit acquired by the nation in the fields of literature
ribbonColor green
ribbonStripeColor white
status currently awarded
type order of chivalry

Referenced by (16)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Altiero Spinelli
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Carlo Rubbia ("Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic")
Giorgio Napolitano
Jacques Rogge ("Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic")
Konrad Adenauer
Mark W. Clark
Sandro Pertini
awardReceived
Enrico De Nicola ("Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic")
José Carreras ("Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic")
hasHonor
Claudia Cardinale ("Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic")
Valéry Giscard d’Estaing ("Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic")
honor
Order of Merit of the Italian Republic ("Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana")
alsoKnownAs
Commander ("Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Commendatore grade)")
associatedWith
Aga Khan IV
notableAward
Order of the Crown of Italy
successor

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