Grand Master of the Order of Christ
E85012
The Grand Master of the Order of Christ was the head of a powerful Portuguese military and religious order that played a central role in financing and directing the country’s maritime explorations during the Age of Discovery.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grand Master of the Order of the Order of Christ | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ecclesiastical office
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head of military order ⓘ office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Portuguese Empire ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ |
| hasRole |
administrator of order’s properties
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allocator of resources to navigators and explorers ⓘ allocator of stipends to pilots, captains, and cosmographers ⓘ approver of new members and knights ⓘ central figure in financing the Portuguese Age of Discovery ⓘ coordinator of missionary activity in newly discovered lands ⓘ custodian of the order’s archives and seals ⓘ director of strategic planning for maritime exploration ⓘ director of the order’s economic enterprises ⓘ dispenser of pensions and benefices from the order’s income ⓘ distributor of revenues of the Order of Christ ⓘ enforcer of papal bulls related to Portuguese discoveries ⓘ financier of voyages of discovery ⓘ grantor of commanderies ⓘ guardian of the cross of the Order of Christ used on Portuguese sails ⓘ guardian of the order’s rule ⓘ guardian of the order’s spiritual and temporal privileges ⓘ head of a military order ⓘ head of a religious order ⓘ issuer of charters and privileges to settlers in overseas territories ⓘ issuer of instructions to captains sailing under the order’s flag ⓘ judge in internal disputes of the order ⓘ manager of overseas revenues ⓘ manager of sugar and spice revenues assigned to the order ⓘ negotiator of privileges with the Holy See ⓘ organizer of fleets for exploration and war ⓘ overseer of fortresses and houses of the order ⓘ overseer of spiritual life within the order ⓘ overseer of the order’s estates in Portugal and overseas ⓘ patron of churches and convents under the order ⓘ patron of maritime expeditions ⓘ promoter of crusading and missionary ideals ⓘ protector of Portuguese interests overseas ⓘ protector of Portuguese trading posts in Africa and Asia ⓘ protector of missionaries ⓘ protector of the order’s legal immunities and exemptions ⓘ representative of the order before the papacy ⓘ sponsor of shipbuilding programs ⓘ supervisor of discipline among members of the order ⓘ supporter of cartographic and nautical studies ⓘ supreme authority over knights of the Order of Christ ⓘ symbol of royal and religious authority in Portuguese expansion ⓘ |
| partOf | Order of Christ (Portugal) ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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