Laetare Medal

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The Laetare Medal is a prestigious annual award bestowed by the University of Notre Dame to honor outstanding service to the Catholic Church and society.

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Label Occurrences
Laetare Medal canonical 5

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American award
Catholic award
award
awardFor outstanding service to society
outstanding service to the Catholic Church
awardingBodyReligiousAffiliation Catholic
awardingBodyType university
category Awards established in 1883
Catholic Church in the United States
University of Notre Dame awards
country United States of America
surface form: United States
eligibility Catholic individuals
clergy
lay Catholics
religious
field Catholic culture
public service
religion
firstAwarded 1883
frequency annual
hasGenderRestriction no
hasPhysicalForm medal
inception 1883
languageOfName Latin
mottoLanguage Latin
namedAfter Laetare Sunday
notableRecipient Dorothy Day
Joe Biden
John F. Kennedy
Martin Sheen
Sister Helen Prejean
Walker Percy
presentedAt University of Notre Dame
presentedBy University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
surface form: University of Notre Dame du Lac
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
selectionProcess chosen by University of Notre Dame
significance one of the oldest and most prestigious awards for American Catholics
typicalAnnouncementDate around Laetare Sunday

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Eunice Kennedy Shriver award received Laetare Medal
Timothy Shriver awardReceived Laetare Medal
William J. Mayo awardReceived Laetare Medal
Walker Percy awardReceived Laetare Medal
Ralph McInerny awardReceived Laetare Medal