Supreme Order of Christ

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Catholic order of knighthood order of chivalry papal order of knighthood

The Supreme Order of Christ is the highest and most prestigious papal order of knighthood in the Roman Catholic Church, historically bestowed for exceptional service to the Church and the Holy See.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Ordem Militar de Nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo	1
Supreme Order of Christ canonical	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic order of knighthood ⓘ order of chivalry ⓘ papal order of knighthood ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Order of Christ (Holy See) NERFINISHED ⓘ Supreme Papal Order of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Papal Orders of Knighthood NERFINISHED ⓘ
awardedFor	eminent and conspicuous service to the Church ⓘ eminent and conspicuous service to the Pope ⓘ outstanding support of the Holy See ⓘ
awardingAuthority	Holy See NERFINISHED ⓘ Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ
ceremonialUse	pontifical ceremonies ⓘ
conferralCriteria	personal decision of the Pope ⓘ
conferralFrequency	extremely rare ⓘ
country	Vatican City ⓘ
eligibility	Roman Catholic clergy ⓘ Roman Catholic laymen ⓘ heads of state ⓘ members of reigning royal families ⓘ
governingBody	Secretariat of State of the Holy See NERFINISHED ⓘ
grade	Knight ⓘ Knight Grand Collar ⓘ Knight Grand Cross ⓘ
hasLatinName	Supremus Ordo Militiae Christi NERFINISHED ⓘ
highestRank	highest papal order of knighthood ⓘ
insigniaFeature	gold rays between arms of the cross ⓘ image of Christ ⓘ red enameled cross ⓘ white border ⓘ
jurisdiction	Holy See NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfName	Latin ⓘ
membershipLimit	very restricted ⓘ
motto	Fidei et Merito ⓘ
notableCharacteristic	considered the most prestigious of all papal orders ⓘ traditionally reserved to Catholic heads of state and sovereigns ⓘ
precedence	ranks above Order of Pius IX ⓘ ranks above Order of St. Gregory the Great ⓘ ranks above Order of St. Sylvester ⓘ ranks above Order of the Golden Spur ⓘ
purpose	recognition of exceptional service to the Church ⓘ recognition of exceptional service to the Holy See ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
ribbonColor	red ⓘ
status	dormant ⓘ no longer awarded in practice ⓘ
symbolism	named in honor of Jesus Christ ⓘ
type	supreme distinction of the Holy See ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Order of Pius IX → lowerThan → Supreme Order of Christ ⓘ

Order of Christ (Portugal) → nativeLabel → Supreme Order of Christ ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ordem Militar de Nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo