Grand Cross of the Order of Christ

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order of merit state decoration

The Grand Cross of the Order of Christ is one of Portugal’s highest and most prestigious state honors, traditionally awarded for exceptional service to the country.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Grand Cross of the Order of Christ (Portugal)	1
Grã-Cruz da Ordem de Cristo	1

Statements (32)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	order of merit ⓘ state decoration ⓘ
associatedReligion	Roman Catholicism (historical) ⓘ
awardedFor	exceptional service to Portugal ⓘ outstanding merit in service to the Portuguese state ⓘ
awardingAuthority	President of Portugal ⓘ
awardingBody	Portugal ⓘ surface form: Portuguese Republic
belongsToSystem	Portuguese honors system ⓘ
connotation	prestige and high distinction ⓘ
country	Portugal ⓘ
eligibility	civilian recipients ⓘ foreign dignitaries ⓘ military recipients ⓘ
gradeOf	Order of Christ (Portugal) ⓘ
hasLowerGrade	Commander of the Order of Christ ⓘ Grand Officer of the Order of Christ ⓘ Knight of the Order of Christ ⓘ Officer of the Order of Christ ⓘ
hasReligiousOrigin	Order of Christ (Portugal) ⓘ surface form: Order of Christ (Catholic military order)
languageOfName	Portuguese ⓘ
officialNameInPortuguese	Grand Cross of the Order of Christ self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Grã-Cruz da Ordem de Cristo
partOf	Order of Christ (Portugal) ⓘ
precedenceWithin	high rank among Portuguese state honors ⓘ
rank	Grand Cross ⓘ
ribbonColor	red ⓘ
scopeOfServiceRecognized	national interests of Portugal ⓘ strengthening Portugal’s international relations ⓘ
status	one of the highest Portuguese honors ⓘ
symbol	red cross of the Order of Christ ⓘ
type	civil and military order ⓘ
usedAs	diplomatic honor ⓘ
wearingStyle	sash with badge and breast star ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

António de Spínola → awardReceived → Grand Cross of the Order of Christ ⓘ

Francisco da Costa Gomes → honor → Grand Cross of the Order of Christ ⓘ

Calouste Gulbenkian → notableAward → Grand Cross of the Order of Christ ⓘ

this entity surface form: Grand Cross of the Order of Christ (Portugal)

Grand Cross of the Order of Christ → officialNameInPortuguese → Grand Cross of the Order of Christ self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Grã-Cruz da Ordem de Cristo