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<div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"><span class="mw-redirectedfrom">(Redirected from <a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_Christ_(Portugal)&redirect=no" class="mw-redirect" title="Order of Christ (Portugal)">Order of Christ (Portugal)</a>)</span></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Former order of the Kingdom of Portugal</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the Papal branch of the order, see <a 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For the House of Orléans-Braganza branch of the order, see <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Christ_(Brazil)" title="Order of Christ (Brazil)">Order of Christ (Brazil)</a>. For the Kongolese branch of the order, see <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Christ_(Kongo)" title="Order of Christ (Kongo)">Order of Christ (Kongo)</a>.</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Cross_of_the_Military_Order_of_Christ.svg/300px-Cross_of_the_Military_Order_of_Christ.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Cross_of_the_Military_Order_of_Christ.svg/400px-Cross_of_the_Military_Order_of_Christ.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Christ_Cross" title="Order of Christ Cross">Order of Christ Cross</a>, also known as the Portuguese Cross</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Order_(decoration)" class="mw-redirect" title="Order (decoration)">Honorific Order</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist 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class="infobox-label">Religious affiliation</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholicism" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholicism">Roman Catholicism</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Ribbon</th><td class="infobox-data">Red</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Eligibility</th><td class="infobox-data">Portuguese nationals</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awarded for</th><td class="infobox-data">Relevant services to the country in the exercise of functions related to the government or public administration</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status</th><td class="infobox-data">Currently awarded</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Denis_of_Portugal" title="Denis of Portugal">Denis of Portugal</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Grand Master</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/President_of_Portugal" title="President of Portugal">President of the Portuguese Republic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Chancellor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jaime_Gama" title="Jaime Gama">Jaime Gama</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DAEFFF">Precedence</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Next (higher)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Tower_and_Sword" class="mw-redirect" title="Order of the Tower and Sword">Order of the Tower and Sword</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Next (lower)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Aviz" class="mw-redirect" title="Order of Aviz">Order of Aviz</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ordem_cristo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Ordem_cristo.jpg/200px-Ordem_cristo.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="294" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Ordem_cristo.jpg/300px-Ordem_cristo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Ordem_cristo.jpg/400px-Ordem_cristo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="663" data-file-height="976" /></a></span><br />Decorations of the Order<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Military Order of Our Lord Jesus Christ</b><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is the former order of <a href="/wiki/Knights_Templar" title="Knights Templar">Knights Templar</a> as it was reconstituted in <a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a>. Before 1910, it was known as the <b>Royal Military Order of Our Lord Jesus Christ</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <b>Order of the Knights of Our Lord Jesus Christ</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was founded in 1319,<sup id="cite_ref-FitzsimonsBécarud1969_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FitzsimonsBécarud1969-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Nicholson2004_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nicholson2004-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with the protection of <a href="/wiki/Denis_of_Portugal" title="Denis of Portugal">King Denis</a> of <a href="/wiki/History_of_Portugal" title="History of Portugal">Portugal</a>, after the Templars were abolished on 22 March 1312 by the <a href="/wiki/Papal_bull" title="Papal bull">papal bull</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Vox_in_excelso" title="Vox in excelso">Vox in excelso</a></i>, issued by <a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_V" title="Pope Clement V">Pope Clement V</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Ferguson2011_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ferguson2011-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BurgtorfCrawford2013_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BurgtorfCrawford2013-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> King Denis refused to pursue and persecute the former knights as had occurred in most of the other sovereign states under the political influence of the Catholic Church. </p><p>Heavily swayed by <a href="/wiki/Philip_IV_of_France" title="Philip IV of France">Philip IV of France</a>, Pope Clement had the Knights Templar annihilated throughout France and most of Europe on charges of <a href="/wiki/Heresy" title="Heresy">heresy</a>, but Denis revived the Templars of <a href="/wiki/Tomar" title="Tomar">Tomar</a> as the Order of Christ, largely for their aid during the <i><a href="/wiki/Reconquista" title="Reconquista">Reconquista</a></i> and in the reconstruction of Portugal after the wars. Denis negotiated with Clement's successor, <a href="/wiki/Pope_John_XXII" title="Pope John XXII">John XXII</a>, for recognition of the new order and its right to inherit the Templar assets and property. This was granted in a papal bull, <i>Ad ea ex quibus</i>, on 14 March 1319.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There exists also a parallel <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Order_of_Christ" title="Supreme Order of Christ">Supreme Order of Christ</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Holy_See" title="Holy See">Holy See</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Christ_(Brazil)" title="Order of Christ (Brazil)">Order of Christ</a> of the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Orl%C3%A9ans-Braganza" title="House of Orléans-Braganza">House of Orléans-Braganza</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Christ_(Kongo)" title="Order of Christ (Kongo)">Order of Christ</a> of Kongo.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span 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Templar">Knights Templar</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-image"><figure class="mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Knights_Templar_Cross.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Templar Cross"><img alt="Templar Cross" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Knights_Templar_Cross.svg/75px-Knights_Templar_Cross.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Knights_Templar_Cross.svg/113px-Knights_Templar_Cross.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Knights_Templar_Cross.svg/150px-Knights_Templar_Cross.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1083" data-file-height="1083" /></a><figcaption>Templar Cross</figcaption></figure></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-above"> Poor Fellow-Soldiers of<br />Christ and of the Temple of Solomon</td></tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Overview</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Knights_Templar" title="History of the Knights Templar">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latin_Rule" title="Latin Rule">Latin Rule</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seal_of_the_grand_master_of_the_Knights_Templar" title="Seal of the grand master of the Knights Templar">Seal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_grand_masters_of_the_Knights_Templar" title="List of grand masters of the Knights Templar">Grand Masters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Knights_Templar" title="List of Knights Templar">Members</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Trials_of_the_Knights_Templar" title="Trials of the Knights Templar">Trials and dissolution</a></li></ul> </div></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Councils</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Council_of_Troyes_(1129)" title="Council of Troyes (1129)"><i>Council of Troyes</i> (1129)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Council_of_Pisa_(1135)" title="Council of Pisa (1135)"><i>Council of Pisa</i> (1135)</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Council_of_Vienne" title="Council of Vienne">Council of Vienne</a></i></li></ul> </div></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Papal_bull" title="Papal bull">Papal bulls</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Omne_datum_optimum" title="Omne datum optimum">Omne datum optimum</a></i> (1139)</li></ul> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Milites_Templi" title="Milites Templi">Milites Templi</a></i> (1144)</li></ul> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Militia_Dei" title="Militia Dei">Militia Dei</a></i> (1145)</li></ul> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Pastoralis_praeeminentiae" title="Pastoralis praeeminentiae">Pastoralis praeeminentiae</a></i> (1307)</li></ul> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Faciens_misericordiam" title="Faciens misericordiam">Faciens misericordiam</a></i> (1308)</li></ul> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Vox_in_excelso" title="Vox in excelso">Vox in excelso</a></i> 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href="/wiki/History_of_the_Order_of_Christ" title="History of the Order of Christ">History of the Order of Christ</a></div> <p>The order's origins lie in the <a href="/wiki/Knights_Templar" title="Knights Templar">Knights Templar</a>, founded circa 1118. The Templars were <a href="/wiki/Knights_Templar#Arrests,_charges_and_dissolution" title="Knights Templar">persecuted by the king of France and eventually disbanded by the pope</a> in 1312. King <a href="/wiki/Dinis_I_of_Portugal" class="mw-redirect" title="Dinis I of Portugal">Dinis I of Portugal</a> created the Order of Christ in 1319 for those knights who survived their mass slaughter throughout Europe.<sup id="cite_ref-CathEncy_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CathEncy-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Portugal, the Order of Christ accumulated great riches and power during the <a href="/wiki/Age_of_Discoveries" class="mw-redirect" title="Age of Discoveries">Age of Discoveries</a>. </p><p>In 1789, Queen <a href="/wiki/Maria_I_of_Portugal" title="Maria I of Portugal">Maria I of Portugal</a> secularized the order.<sup id="cite_ref-CathEncy_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CathEncy-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1910, with the end of the Portuguese monarchy, the order was extinguished. However, in 1917, the order was revived, with its <a href="/wiki/Grand_Master_(order)" class="mw-redirect" title="Grand Master (order)">Grand Master</a> to be the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Portugal" title="President of Portugal">President of Portugal</a>. The Military Order of Christ, together with the Military Orders of <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Aviz" class="mw-redirect" title="Order of Aviz">Aviz</a> and of <a href="/wiki/Order_of_St._James_of_the_Sword" class="mw-redirect" title="Order of St. James of the Sword">St. James of the Sword</a>, formed the group of the "Ancient Military Orders", governed by a chancellor and a council of eight members, and appointed by the President of the Republic to assist him as Grand Master in all the order's administrative matters. The Order can be conferred for outstanding services to the Republic on military officers, and, despite its name, on civilians (including foreigners as well as Portuguese citizens) and on members of: Parliament or other branches of government, the diplomatic corps, the Courts of Justice, the Civil Service, and other public authorities.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Grades_and_badges">Grades and badges</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_Order_of_Christ&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Grades and badges"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Order of Christ, as awarded by the Portuguese government today, comes in six classes:<sup id="cite_ref-insignias_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-insignias-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><i>Grand Collar</i> (GCol), which wears grand collar, the badge of the Order on a sash on the right shoulder, and the star of the Order in gold on the left chest. This rank was introduced in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-DL55/2021_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DL55/2021-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i>Grand Cross</i> (GCC), which wears the badge of the Order on a sash on the right shoulder, and the star of the Order in gold on the left chest;</li> <li><i>Grand Officer</i> (GOC), which wears the badge of the Order on a necklet, and the star of the Order in gold on the left chest;</li> <li><i>Commander</i> (ComC), which wears the badge of the Order on a necklet, and the star of the Order in silver on the left chest;</li> <li><i>Officer</i> (OC), which wears the badge of the Order on a ribbon with <a href="/wiki/Rosette_(decoration)" title="Rosette (decoration)">rosette</a> on the left chest;</li> <li><i>Knight</i> (CvC) or <i>Dame</i> (DmC), which wears the badge of the Order on a plain ribbon on the left chest.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Insignia">Insignia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_Order_of_Christ&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Insignia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <i>grand collar</i> is formed by simple crosses of the Order, alternating and linked with armillary spheres, gilded, suspended by a double chain of simple links, gilded; in the center, two interlocked branches of <i><a href="/wiki/Quercus_coccifera" title="Quercus coccifera">quercus coccifera</a></i>, gilded; the necklace, all in gold, has the cross of the Order hanging, profiled in gold, surrounded by a festoon, of open cut, of laurel leaves with its fruits, tied with crossed ribbons on the tops and sides, also in gold.</li> <li>The <i>badge</i> of the Order is a <a href="/wiki/Gilding" title="Gilding">gilt</a> cross with enamel, similar to the Order's emblem illustrated here, but with a longer lower arm. During the monarchy there were separate badges for civil and military knights: civil knights wore a badge similar to the modern version, but with the <a href="/wiki/Sacred_Heart" title="Sacred Heart">Sacred Heart</a> of Christ above it; military knights had a completely different insignia, this being a gilt, blue and white enamelled <a href="/wiki/Maltese_Cross_(symbol)" class="mw-redirect" title="Maltese Cross (symbol)">Maltese Cross</a> with white enamelled oval shields (each bearing a design similar to the <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Portugal" title="Coat of arms of Portugal">Coat of arms of Portugal</a> minus the red border) between the arms of the cross, the whole surrounded by a wreath of <a href="/wiki/Palm_tree" class="mw-redirect" title="Palm tree">palm</a>; the central disc was in white enamel, with a miniature of the modern badge in it; the badge was topped by a gilt crown.<sup id="cite_ref-insignias_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-insignias-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <i>star</i> of the Order has 22 asymmetrical arms of rays, in gilt for Grand Cross and Grand Officer, and in silver for Commander. The central disc is in white enamel, with a miniature of the modern badge in it. During the monarchy the Sacred Heart of Christ was placed at the top of the star.<sup id="cite_ref-insignias_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-insignias-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <i>ribbon</i> of the Order is plain red.<sup id="cite_ref-insignias_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-insignias-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <table class="wikitable" width="60%" style="margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6">Bars of the Military Order of Christ </th></tr> <tr> <td width="20%" valign="center" align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Grand_Collar_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Grand_Collar_BAR.svg/100px-PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Grand_Collar_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Grand_Collar_BAR.svg/150px-PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Grand_Collar_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Grand_Collar_BAR.svg/200px-PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Grand_Collar_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="206" data-file-height="58" /></a></span><br />Grand Collar </td> <td width="20%" valign="center" align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.svg/100px-PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.svg/150px-PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.svg/200px-PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span><br />Grand Cross </td> <td width="20%" valign="center" align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Grand_Officer_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Grand_Officer_BAR.svg/100px-PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Grand_Officer_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Grand_Officer_BAR.svg/150px-PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Grand_Officer_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Grand_Officer_BAR.svg/200px-PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Grand_Officer_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span><br />Grand Officer </td> <td width="20%" valign="center" align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Commander_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Commander_BAR.svg/100px-PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Commander_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Commander_BAR.svg/150px-PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Commander_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Commander_BAR.svg/200px-PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Commander_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span><br />Commander </td> <td width="20%" valign="center" align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Officer_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Officer_BAR.svg/100px-PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Officer_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Officer_BAR.svg/150px-PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Officer_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Officer_BAR.svg/200px-PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Officer_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span><br />Officer </td> <td width="20%" valign="center" align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Knight_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Knight_BAR.svg/100px-PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Knight_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Knight_BAR.svg/150px-PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Knight_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Knight_BAR.svg/200px-PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Knight_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span><br />Knight </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="People_associated_with_the_Order_of_Christ">People associated with the Order of Christ</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_Order_of_Christ&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: People associated with the Order of Christ"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_Christ_(Portugal)_Grand_Cross.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Order_of_Christ_%28Portugal%29_Grand_Cross.jpg/220px-Order_of_Christ_%28Portugal%29_Grand_Cross.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="462" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Order_of_Christ_%28Portugal%29_Grand_Cross.jpg/330px-Order_of_Christ_%28Portugal%29_Grand_Cross.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Order_of_Christ_%28Portugal%29_Grand_Cross.jpg/440px-Order_of_Christ_%28Portugal%29_Grand_Cross.jpg 2x" data-file-width="572" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>Star and riband of a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Christ</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Grand_Masters">Grand Masters</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_Order_of_Christ&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Grand Masters"><span>edit</span></a><span 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(Commander)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vasco_da_Gama" title="Vasco da Gama">Vasco da Gama</a> (also to the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Saint_James_of_the_Sword" class="mw-redirect" title="Order of Saint James of the Sword">Order of Santiago</a> before)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pedro_%C3%81lvares_Cabral" title="Pedro Álvares Cabral">Pedro Álvares Cabral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o_Gon%C3%A7alves_Zarco" title="João Gonçalves Zarco">João Gonçalves Zarco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gon%C3%A7alo_Velho_Cabral" title="Gonçalo Velho Cabral">Gonçalo Velho Cabral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bartolomeu_Dias" title="Bartolomeu Dias">Bartolomeu Dias</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Infanta_Beatrice,_Duchess_of_Viseu" class="mw-redirect" title="Infanta Beatrice, Duchess of Viseu">D. Beatrice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francisco_de_Almeida" title="Francisco de Almeida">Francisco de Almeida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miguel_Corte-Real" title="Miguel Corte-Real">Miguel Corte-Real</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gaspar_Corte-Real" title="Gaspar Corte-Real">Gaspar Corte-Real</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trist%C3%A3o_da_Cunha" title="Tristão da Cunha">Tristão da Cunha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martim_Afonso_de_Sousa" title="Martim Afonso de Sousa">Martim Afonso de Sousa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o_de_Castro" title="João de Castro">João de Castro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crist%C3%B3v%C3%A3o_da_Gama" title="Cristóvão da Gama">Cristóvão da Gama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom%C3%A9_de_Sousa" title="Tomé de Sousa">Tomé de Sousa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ferdinand_Magellan" title="Ferdinand Magellan">Fernão de Magalhães</a>, also known as Ferdinand Magellan (also to the Order of Santiago)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vicente_Sodr%C3%A9" title="Vicente Sodré">Vicente Sodré</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dami%C3%A3o_de_G%C3%B3is" title="Damião de Góis">Damião de Góis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pedro_Teixeira" title="Pedro Teixeira">Pedro Teixeira</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexandre_de_Gusm%C3%A3o" title="Alexandre de Gusmão">Alexandre de Gusmão</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexandre_Rodrigues_Ferreira" title="Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira">Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henrique_Dias" title="Henrique Dias">Henrique Dias</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ant%C3%B3nio_Filipe_Camar%C3%A3o" class="mw-redirect" title="António Filipe Camarão">António Filipe Camarão</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J%C3%A1come_Ratton" title="Jácome Ratton">Jácome Ratton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albert_Coyette" title="Albert Coyette">Albert Coyette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louis-Nicolas_Davout" title="Louis-Nicolas Davout">Louis-Nicolas Davout</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Bessi%C3%A8res" title="Jean-Baptiste Bessières">Jean-Baptiste Bessières</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albert_Guille" title="Albert Guille">Albert Guille</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guillaume_Delcourt" title="Guillaume Delcourt">Guillaume Delcourt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%82ngelo_Moniz_da_Silva_Ferraz,_Baron_of_Uruguaiana" title="Ângelo Moniz da Silva Ferraz, Baron of Uruguaiana">Ângelo Moniz da Silva Ferraz, Baron of Uruguaiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_Philip,_Duke_of_Edinburgh" title="Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh">Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh</a> (Grand Cross)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jules_Ernest_Renoux" title="Jules Ernest Renoux">Jules Ernest Renoux</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leonor,_Princess_of_Asturias" title="Leonor, Princess of Asturias">Leonor, Princess of Asturias</a> (Grand Cross)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Locations_associated_with_the_Order_of_Christ">Locations associated with the Order of Christ</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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Henry)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Entities_using_the_cross_of_the_order_in_their_insignia">Entities using the cross of the order in their insignia</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_Order_of_Christ&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Entities using the cross of the order in their insignia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Cross_of_the_Order_of_Christ" class="mw-redirect" title="Cross of the Order of Christ">Cross of the Order of Christ</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brazilian_Football_Confederation" title="Brazilian Football Confederation">Brazilian Football Confederation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clube_de_Futebol_Os_Belenenses" class="mw-redirect" title="Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses">Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses</a> (Portugal)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Futebol_Clube_Cesarense" class="mw-redirect" title="Futebol Clube Cesarense">Futebol Clube Cesarense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madeira" title="Madeira">Madeira</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corpo_Nacional_de_Escutas_%E2%80%93_Escutismo_Cat%C3%B3lico_Portugu%C3%AAs" title="Corpo Nacional de Escutas – Escutismo Católico Português">National Corps of Scouts - Portuguese Catholic Scouting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olympic_Committee_of_Portugal" title="Olympic Committee of Portugal">Olympic Committee of Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portuguese_Air_Force" title="Portuguese Air Force">Portuguese Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federa%C3%A7%C3%A3o_Portuguesa_de_Atletismo" class="mw-redirect" title="Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo">Portuguese Athletic Federation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portuguese_Football_Federation" title="Portuguese Football Federation">Portuguese Football Federation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portuguese_Navy" title="Portuguese Navy">Portuguese Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portuguese_Roller_Sports_Federation" title="Portuguese Roller Sports Federation">Portuguese Roller Sports Federation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Paulo" title="São Paulo">Flag of the city of São Paulo</a> (Brazil)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vasco_SC" title="Vasco SC">Clube de Desportos de Vasco da Gama</a> (Goa, Índia)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/CR_Vasco_da_Gama" title="CR Vasco da Gama">CR Vasco da Gama</a> (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_Order_of_Christ&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Order_of_Christ" title="History of the Order of Christ">History of the Order of Christ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honorific_orders_of_Portugal" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorific orders of Portugal">Honorific orders of Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Order_of_Christ" title="Supreme Order of Christ">Order of Christ (Holy See)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Explanatory_notes">Explanatory notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_Order_of_Christ&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Explanatory notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1177148991"><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">European Portuguese pronunciation:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="pt-Latn-PT-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Portuguese" title="Help:IPA/Portuguese">[rɨˈal<span class="wrap"> </span>ˈɔɾ.dɐ̃j̃<span class="wrap"> </span>mi.liˈtaɾ<span class="wrap"> </span>dɨ<span class="wrap"> </span>ˈnɔ.su<span class="wrap"> </span>sɨˈɲoɾ<span class="wrap"> </span>ʒɨˈzuʃ<span class="wrap"> </span>ˈkɾiʃ.tu]</a></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Portuguese_language" title="Portuguese language">Portuguese</a>: <i lang="pt">Ordem dos Cavaleiros de Nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo</i>, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1177148991"><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">European Portuguese pronunciation:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="pt-Latn-PT-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Portuguese" title="Help:IPA/Portuguese">[ˈɔɾ.dɐ̃j̃<span class="wrap"> </span>duʃ<span class="wrap"> </span>kɐ.vɐˈlɐj.ɾuʃ<span class="wrap"> </span>dɨ<span class="wrap"> </span>ˈnɔ.su<span class="wrap"> </span>sɨˈɲoɾ<span class="wrap"> </span>ʒɨˈzuʃ<span class="wrap"> </span>ˈkɾiʃ.tu]</a></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Citations">Citations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_Order_of_Christ&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Citations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-FitzsimonsBécarud1969-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a 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University of Notre Dame Press. p. 159. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0268003074" title="Special:BookSources/978-0268003074"><bdi>978-0268003074</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Catholic+Church+today%3A+Western+Europe&rft.pages=159&rft.pub=University+of+Notre+Dame+Press&rft.date=1969&rft.isbn=978-0268003074&rft.au=Matthew+Anthony+Fitzsimons&rft.au=Jean+B%C3%A9carud&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3Dh6IwAQAAIAAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMilitary+Order+of+Christ" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Nicholson2004-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Nicholson2004_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHelen_J._Nicholson2004" class="citation book cs1">Helen J. 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Vieira, <i>A Ordem de Cristo</i>, Lisboa, I.N., 1936</li> <li>Olival, Fernanda, <i>The Military Orders and the Portuguese Expansion (15th to 17th Centuries)</i>, <i>Portuguese Studies Review</i> Monographs, Vol. 3, Peterborough: Baywolf Press and The Portuguese Studies Review, 2018.</li></ul> <dl><dt>Attribution</dt></dl> <p><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/18px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/24px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="410" data-file-height="430" /></span></span> This article incorporates text from a publication now in the <a href="/wiki/Public_domain" title="Public domain">public domain</a>: <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHerbermann1913" class="citation encyclopaedia cs1">Herbermann, Charles, ed. 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href="/wiki/Military_Order_of_the_Tower_and_Sword" title="Military Order of the Tower and Sword">Order of the Tower and Sword</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Knight_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Knight_BAR.svg/45px-PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Knight_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="45" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Knight_BAR.svg/68px-PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Knight_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Knight_BAR.svg/90px-PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Knight_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Order of Christ</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PRT_Military_Order_of_Aviz_-_Knight_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/PRT_Military_Order_of_Aviz_-_Knight_BAR.svg/45px-PRT_Military_Order_of_Aviz_-_Knight_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="45" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/PRT_Military_Order_of_Aviz_-_Knight_BAR.svg/68px-PRT_Military_Order_of_Aviz_-_Knight_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/PRT_Military_Order_of_Aviz_-_Knight_BAR.svg/90px-PRT_Military_Order_of_Aviz_-_Knight_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Military_Order_of_Aviz" title="Military Order of Aviz">Order of Aviz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PRT_Order_of_Saint_James_of_the_Sword_-_Knight_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/PRT_Order_of_Saint_James_of_the_Sword_-_Knight_BAR.svg/45px-PRT_Order_of_Saint_James_of_the_Sword_-_Knight_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="45" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/PRT_Order_of_Saint_James_of_the_Sword_-_Knight_BAR.svg/68px-PRT_Order_of_Saint_James_of_the_Sword_-_Knight_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/PRT_Order_of_Saint_James_of_the_Sword_-_Knight_BAR.svg/90px-PRT_Order_of_Saint_James_of_the_Sword_-_Knight_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Military_Order_of_Saint_James_of_the_Sword" title="Military Order of Saint James of the Sword">Military Order of Saint James of the Sword</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">National Orders</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PRT_Order_of_Prince_Henry_-_Knight_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/PRT_Order_of_Prince_Henry_-_Knight_BAR.svg/45px-PRT_Order_of_Prince_Henry_-_Knight_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="45" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/PRT_Order_of_Prince_Henry_-_Knight_BAR.svg/68px-PRT_Order_of_Prince_Henry_-_Knight_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/PRT_Order_of_Prince_Henry_-_Knight_BAR.svg/90px-PRT_Order_of_Prince_Henry_-_Knight_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Prince_Henry" title="Order of Prince Henry">Order of Prince Henry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PRT_Order_of_Liberty_-_Knight_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/PRT_Order_of_Liberty_-_Knight_BAR.svg/45px-PRT_Order_of_Liberty_-_Knight_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="45" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/PRT_Order_of_Liberty_-_Knight_BAR.svg/68px-PRT_Order_of_Liberty_-_Knight_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/PRT_Order_of_Liberty_-_Knight_BAR.svg/90px-PRT_Order_of_Liberty_-_Knight_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Liberty" title="Order of Liberty">Order of Liberty</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PRT_Order_of_Cam%C3%B5es_-_Knight_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/PRT_Order_of_Cam%C3%B5es_-_Knight_BAR.svg/45px-PRT_Order_of_Cam%C3%B5es_-_Knight_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="45" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/PRT_Order_of_Cam%C3%B5es_-_Knight_BAR.svg/68px-PRT_Order_of_Cam%C3%B5es_-_Knight_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/PRT_Order_of_Cam%C3%B5es_-_Knight_BAR.svg/90px-PRT_Order_of_Cam%C3%B5es_-_Knight_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="206" data-file-height="58" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Cam%C3%B5es" title="Order of Camões">Order of Camões</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Merit" title="Order of Merit">Orders of Civil Merit</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:POR_Ordem_do_Merito_Medalha_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/POR_Ordem_do_Merito_Medalha_BAR.svg/45px-POR_Ordem_do_Merito_Medalha_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="45" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/POR_Ordem_do_Merito_Medalha_BAR.svg/68px-POR_Ordem_do_Merito_Medalha_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/POR_Ordem_do_Merito_Medalha_BAR.svg/90px-POR_Ordem_do_Merito_Medalha_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Merit_(Portugal)" title="Order of Merit (Portugal)">Order of Merit</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:POR_Ordem_da_Instrucao_Publica_Medalha_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/POR_Ordem_da_Instrucao_Publica_Medalha_BAR.svg/45px-POR_Ordem_da_Instrucao_Publica_Medalha_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="45" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/POR_Ordem_da_Instrucao_Publica_Medalha_BAR.svg/68px-POR_Ordem_da_Instrucao_Publica_Medalha_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/POR_Ordem_da_Instrucao_Publica_Medalha_BAR.svg/90px-POR_Ordem_da_Instrucao_Publica_Medalha_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Public_Instruction" title="Order of Public Instruction">Order of Public Instruction</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:POR_Ordem_do_Merito_Agricola_Medalha_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/POR_Ordem_do_Merito_Agricola_Medalha_BAR.svg/45px-POR_Ordem_do_Merito_Agricola_Medalha_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="45" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/POR_Ordem_do_Merito_Agricola_Medalha_BAR.svg/68px-POR_Ordem_do_Merito_Agricola_Medalha_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/POR_Ordem_do_Merito_Agricola_Medalha_BAR.svg/90px-POR_Ordem_do_Merito_Agricola_Medalha_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:POR_Ordem_do_Merito_Comercial_Medalha_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/POR_Ordem_do_Merito_Comercial_Medalha_BAR.svg/45px-POR_Ordem_do_Merito_Comercial_Medalha_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="45" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/POR_Ordem_do_Merito_Comercial_Medalha_BAR.svg/68px-POR_Ordem_do_Merito_Comercial_Medalha_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/POR_Ordem_do_Merito_Comercial_Medalha_BAR.svg/90px-POR_Ordem_do_Merito_Comercial_Medalha_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:POR_Ordem_do_Merito_Industrial_Medalha_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/POR_Ordem_do_Merito_Industrial_Medalha_BAR.svg/45px-POR_Ordem_do_Merito_Industrial_Medalha_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="45" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/POR_Ordem_do_Merito_Industrial_Medalha_BAR.svg/68px-POR_Ordem_do_Merito_Industrial_Medalha_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/POR_Ordem_do_Merito_Industrial_Medalha_BAR.svg/90px-POR_Ordem_do_Merito_Industrial_Medalha_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Entrepreneurial_Merit" title="Order of Entrepreneurial Merit">Order of Entrepreneurial Merit</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Extinct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PRT_Two_Orders_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/PRT_Two_Orders_BAR.svg/45px-PRT_Two_Orders_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="45" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/PRT_Two_Orders_BAR.svg/68px-PRT_Two_Orders_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/PRT_Two_Orders_BAR.svg/90px-PRT_Two_Orders_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Sash_of_the_Two_Orders" title="Sash of the Two Orders">Sash of the Two Orders</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PRT_Order_of_the_Colonial_Empire_-_Knight_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/PRT_Order_of_the_Colonial_Empire_-_Knight_BAR.svg/45px-PRT_Order_of_the_Colonial_Empire_-_Knight_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="45" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/PRT_Order_of_the_Colonial_Empire_-_Knight_BAR.svg/68px-PRT_Order_of_the_Colonial_Empire_-_Knight_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/PRT_Order_of_the_Colonial_Empire_-_Knight_BAR.svg/90px-PRT_Order_of_the_Colonial_Empire_-_Knight_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Colonial_Empire" title="Order of the Colonial Empire">Order of the Colonial Empire</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Autonomous_Regions_of_Portugal" title="Autonomous Regions of Portugal">Honours of the<br />Autonomous Regions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Azores" title="Azores"><img alt="Azores" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Flag_of_the_Azores.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Azores.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Flag_of_the_Azores.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Azores.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Flag_of_the_Azores.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Azores.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="844" data-file-height="562" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Azores" title="Azores">Azores</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RAA_Autonomic_Insignia_of_Valour_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/RAA_Autonomic_Insignia_of_Valour_BAR.svg/45px-RAA_Autonomic_Insignia_of_Valour_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="45" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/RAA_Autonomic_Insignia_of_Valour_BAR.svg/68px-RAA_Autonomic_Insignia_of_Valour_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/RAA_Autonomic_Insignia_of_Valour_BAR.svg/90px-RAA_Autonomic_Insignia_of_Valour_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="206" data-file-height="58" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Autonomic_Insignias_of_the_Azores" title="Autonomic Insignias of the Azores">Autonomic Insignia of Valour</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RAA_Autonomic_Insignia_of_Acknowledgement_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/RAA_Autonomic_Insignia_of_Acknowledgement_BAR.svg/45px-RAA_Autonomic_Insignia_of_Acknowledgement_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="45" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/RAA_Autonomic_Insignia_of_Acknowledgement_BAR.svg/68px-RAA_Autonomic_Insignia_of_Acknowledgement_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/RAA_Autonomic_Insignia_of_Acknowledgement_BAR.svg/90px-RAA_Autonomic_Insignia_of_Acknowledgement_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="206" data-file-height="58" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Autonomic_Insignias_of_the_Azores" title="Autonomic Insignias of the Azores">Autonomic Insignia of Acknowledgment</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RAA_Autonomic_Insignia_of_Merit_(Profissional_Merit)_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/RAA_Autonomic_Insignia_of_Merit_%28Profissional_Merit%29_BAR.svg/45px-RAA_Autonomic_Insignia_of_Merit_%28Profissional_Merit%29_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="45" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/RAA_Autonomic_Insignia_of_Merit_%28Profissional_Merit%29_BAR.svg/68px-RAA_Autonomic_Insignia_of_Merit_%28Profissional_Merit%29_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, 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