Order of Saint Agatha

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Order of Saint Agatha
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Star of the order
TypeState order
Country San Marino
Awarded forCharitable work in the service of the Republic.
GrandmasterCaptains Regent
SecretarySecretary for Foreign Affairs
Precedence
Next (higher)Order of San Marino
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Badge of the order

The Order of Saint Agatha (Italian: Ordine Equestre di Sant'Agata) is a State order established on 5 June 1923 by the Grand and General Council of the Republic of San Marino. It is named after Saint Agatha, on whose feast day 5 February, Pope Clement XII reestablished the sovereignty of the republic in 1740.[2]

The order is presented to foreign nationals who have positively contributed charitable and other services for the benefit of the republic deserving of recognition.

The award is conferred by the Grand and General Council on the proposal of the Most Excellent Regency of the Republic of San Marino. It has 5 ranks: Grand Cross, Grand Officer, Commander, Officer and Knight.[3]

The badge of the order is a golden cross enamelled in white. It is charged on one side with a round golden shield bearing the effigy of Saint Agatha and includes the inscription Sant'Agata Prottetrice (Saint Agatha Protector). On the other side is written the epigraph Bene Merenti (to a well-deserving person). The cross is hung on a ribbon with five stripes of white, crimson and yellow.[4]

The Order of San Marino is the next higher in order of precedence.

Grades[]

The order is presented in five grades:[2]

  • Grand Cross Cavaliere di gran croce
  • Grand Officer Grande ufficiale
  • Commander Commendatore
  • Officer Cavaliere ufficiale
  • Knight Cavaliere
Ribbon bars of the Order of Saint Agatha
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Knight
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Officer
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Commander
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Grand Officer
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Grand Cross

Recipients[]

Prominent people who have been awarded the Order of Saint Agatha[5]

Year of award Recipient
 Italy – Pietro Gasparri[6]
 Italy – Dino Grandi[7]
 Italy – Giulio Onesti[8]
 Belgium – Robert Rothschild[9]
1925  United States – Edgar Erskine Hume[10]
1932 Pope Paul VI
1934  United Kingdom – Edward VII[11]
1934  United Kingdom – Edward VIII[12]
1935 Jagatjit Singh[13]
1937  United Kingdom – Edmund Vivian Gabriel[14]
1944  United States – Charles Poletti[15]
1946  United States – Juvenal P. Marchisio
1948  Italy – Giulio Andreotti
1937  France – Valery Larbaud
1956  United States – Avery Brundage[16]
1956  United Kingdom – Sir John Wilson, 2nd Baronet
1958  Italy – Giovanni Spadolini
1958  France – Vincent Delpuech
1958  Belgium – Roger Motz
1958  Belgium – Lucien Cooremans[17]
2002  Italy – Dario Fo[18]
2010  Monaco – Albert II, Prince of Monaco[19]
2012  Italy – Sophia Loren[20]
2013  South Korea – Ban Ki-moon[21]
2020  United Kingdom – Theresa May[22]
2020  United Kingdom – Jeremy Hunt[22]

References[]

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  2. ^ a b Hieronymussen, Paul (1967). Orders and Decorations of Europe in Color. New York: Macmillan. p. 233.
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  4. ^ "Ordine Sant'Agata". Ordini Vaticani. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
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  7. ^ "The Equestrian Order of Saint Agatha". Consulate of the Republic of San Marino to the UK. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  8. ^ "The Equestrian Order of Saint Agatha". Consulate of the Republic of San Marino to the UK. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  9. ^ "The Equestrian Order of Saint Agatha". Consulate of the Republic of San Marino to the UK. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  10. ^ Brockman, William Everett. "Early American history : Hume and allied families". Internet Archive. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  11. ^ "The Equestrian Order of Saint Agatha". Consulate of the Republic of San Marino to the UK. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Edward VIII 1894-1972 (Duke of Windsor)". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Jagatjit Singh". Panjpedia. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria". DNW. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  15. ^ "Charles W. Poletti papers, 1920-1991 bulk 1923-1970". Columbia University Libraries. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Avery Brundage Collection" (PDF). University Library, University of Illinois. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  17. ^ "The Equestrian Order of Saint Agatha". Consulate of the Republic of San Marino to the UK. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  18. ^ "13 ottobre 2016: un anno senza Dario Fo". RTV San Marino (in Italian). Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  19. ^ "Visit by Prince Albert II to San Marino". Palais Princier de Monaco. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  20. ^ "Sophia Loren Cavaliere Grand'Ufficiale dell'Ordine Equestre di Sant'Agata. Coi Reggenti". Libertas (in Italian). Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  21. ^ "Top UN official visits San Marino at start of five-nation European tour". UN News. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  22. ^ a b "San Marino awards the Order of Saint Agatha to two UK prominent persons". Consulate of the Republic of San Marino to the UK. Retrieved 31 December 2020.

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