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.
All labels observed (1)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.