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.


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
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 NERFINISHED
presentedBy University of Notre Dame NERFINISHED
University of Notre Dame du Lac NERFINISHED
religion 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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