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Order of Saint Gregory the Great (Ordo Sanctus Gregorius Magnus), knight grand cross, miniature
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Order of Saint Gregory the Great (Ordo Sanctus Gregorius Magnus), knight grand cross, miniature
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Miniature eight-pointed silver star, each point with five graduated chiselled rays , with laterally-pierced ball for ribbon suspension;-the face with a gilt-edged red enamel Maltese cross with ball-tipped finials imposed centrally with a circular central gilt medallion bearing the portrait of Saint Gregory the Great within a ring inscribed ‘GREGORIO MAGNUS’; the reverse plain; diameter 22.78mm (0.89 inch); on original age-faded ribbon with gilt pasador top bar mounted for wear - suggesting a Spanish recipient. The Order was founded by Pope Gregory XVI in his first year as Pontiff on 1 September 1831. Awards of the Order are usually made on the recommendation of Diocesan Bishops or Nuncios for specific services and it is awarded to acknowledge an individual's particular meritorious service to the Church. Saint Gregory the Great was Pope from 3 September 590 to 12 March 604 and is one of just two Popes to have the epithet ‘Great’. He had been Prefect of Rome and exerted enormous influence in extending the authority of the Church and in shaping its organisation and discipline, laying the foundations of medieval Catholicism. The nature of the man may be measured by his being declared a saint by popular acclamation immediately after his death. A high-quality miniature.

 
Order of Saint Gregory the Great (Ordo Sanctus Gregorius Magnus), knight grand cross, miniature
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Order of Saint Gregory the Great (Ordo Sanctus Gregorius Magnus), knight grand cross, miniature
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Order of Saint Gregory the Great (Ordo Sanctus Gregorius Magnus), knight grand cross, miniature
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Order of Saint Gregory the Great (Ordo Sanctus Gregorius Magnus), knight grand cross, miniature
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