The Order of the Mother of Jugović ( sr, Орден мајке Југовића) is an
order
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awarded by the
Serbian Orthodox Church
The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodox Christian denomination, Christian churches.
The majori ...
to
mother
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A mother is the female parent of a child. A woman may be considered a mother by virtue of having given childbirth, birth, by raising a child who may or may not be her biological offspring, or by supplying her ovum for fertilisation in the cas ...
s who have multiple
child
A child ( : children) is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty, or between the developmental period of infancy and puberty. The legal definition of ''child'' generally refers to a minor, otherwise known as a person younger ...
ren. It is named after the "Mother of the
Jugović brothers
The Jugovic brothers ( sr, Браћа Југовићи / ''Braća Jugovići''), or Nine Jugović ( sr, link=no, Девет Југовића / ''Devet Jugovića''), commonly known as the ''Jugovići'' ( sr-Cyrl, Југовићи), the nine sons of ...
" who, in
Serbian epic poetry
Serbian epic poetry ( sr, Српске епске народне песме, Srpske epske narodne pesme) is a form of epic poetry created by Serbs originating in today's Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and North Macedonia. The ...
, had nine sons and a daughter. An old national epic poem entitled "Death of the Mother of the Jugovici" commemorates her.
The silver order is awarded to mothers who gave birth to four children, while the golden order is awarded to mothers with five or more children.
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See also
* List of awards honoring women
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References
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Natalism
Serbian Orthodox Church
Orders, decorations, and medals for women
Serbian women