{{Cleanup translation, Portuguese, type=check, listed=nolist Ordem cristo

The Ordem Militar de Cristo (Military Order of Christ), the full name of which is the Military Order of Our Knights of Lord Jesus Christ, is a Portuguese honorific Order which takes its name from the extinct Order of Christ (1834), which is given for distinguished service in the performance of functions in sovereign positions or public administration, and for the judiciary and diplomacy, which is seen as being particularly distinguished.

Degrees

The Order of Christ Military consists of five levels: * PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Grand_Cross_BAR

Grand Cross (GCC) * PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Grand_Officer_BAR

Grand Officer (GOC) * PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Commander_BAR

Commander (ComC) * PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Officer_BAR

Officer (OC) * PRT_Order_of_Christ_-_Knight_BAR

Knight (CvC) / Dame (DmC) Like other Portuguese Orders, the title of Honorary Member (MHC, going by its Portuguese acronym for Membro-Honorário) can also be bestowed on institutions and locations.

List of awardees

19TH CENTURY * Bernardino António Gomes (Cavaleiro) * Antonio Joaquim da Fonseca Neves (presidente da Camara Municipal d'esta Cidate Aracaju Sergipe; Cavaleiro) * Inácio de Sousa Rolim (Comendador) * Manuel José Gavinho (comendador) * José Gavinho Viana (comendador) * Antônio José Gomes Bastos, 2º Barão de Catas Altas * Francisco José Pacheco, Segundo Barão de São Francisco

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

, Visconde de São Francisco

Brasil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area an ...

20TH CENTURY * Manuel de Almeida Amaral * João Maria Feijóo *

Carlos Carvalhas Carlos Alberto do Vale Gomes Carvalhas, GCC (born in São Pedro do Sul, 9 November 1941) is a Portuguese economist and politician and former Secretary-General of the Portuguese Communist Party (1993–2004), succeeding the historical leader � ...

* Juvenal de Araújo * Joaquim Maria de Mendonça Lino Netto * Manuel José Pinto Osório * Fernando Abbott Galvão *

Francisco Sá Carneiro Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father of ...

, a título póstumo. *

Carlos Alberto da Mota Pinto Carlos Alberto da Mota Pinto, GCC, GCIP, (; Pombal, 25 July 1936 – Coimbra, 7 May 1985) was a Portuguese professor and politician. Career He graduated as a licentiate in law and doctorate in judicial sciences from the Faculty of Law ...

Mário Soares Mário Alberto Nobre Lopes Soares, GColTE, GCC, GColL (; 7 December 1924 – 7 January 2017) was a Portuguese politician, who served as prime minister of Portugal from 1976 to 1978 and from 1983 to 1985, and subsequently as the 17th presid ...

, former Portuguese Prime Minister and former President of the Portuguese Republic. *

Leonardo Ribeiro de Almeida Leonardo Eugénio Ramos Ribeiro de Almeida (19 September 1924 in Santarém – 18 January 2006), was a Portuguese politician.Freitas do Amaral Diogo Pinto de Freitas do Amaral (; 21 July 1941 – 3 October 2019), known as Freitas do Amaral, was a Portuguese politician and law professor. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 10 January 1980 to 12 January 1981 and from 12 March 2005 t ...

* Vítor Pereira Crespo *

Francisco Pinto Balsemão Francisco José Pereira Pinto Balsemão (; born 1 September 1937) is a Portuguese businessman, former journalist and retired politician, who served as Prime Minister of Portugal, from 1981 to 1983. Background He is the son of Henrique Patrício ...

, former Portuguese prime minister *

Edvard Beneš Edvard Beneš (; 28 May 1884 – 3 September 1948) was a Czech politician and statesman who served as the president of Czechoslovakia from 1935 to 1938, and again from 1945 to 1948. He also led the Czechoslovak government-in-exile 1939 to 1945 ...

, Czechoslovak politician and president * Joaquim Letria, journalist. *

Ramalho Eanes Ramalho is a Portuguese surname. Ramalho may refer to: People *João Ramalho (1493–1580), Portuguese explorer *Ramalho Ortigão (1836–1915), Portuguese writer * Rosa Ramalho (1888–1977), Portuguese ceramist * José Ramalho (rower) (1901–?un ...

, former Portuguese President *

Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles Gonçalo Pereira Ribeiro Telles (24 May 1922 – 11 November 2020) was a Portuguese politician and landscape architect. He was born and died in Lisbon. He was a founder of the People's Monarchist Party in 1974, and led it until 1994, when ...

, architect *

Jaime Gama Jaime José de Matos da Gama, GCC, GCIH, GCL (born 8 June 1947) is a Portuguese former politician. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal from 1983 to 1985 and again from 1995 to 2002, and he was President of the Assembly of the Re ...

, professor, journalist and politician. * Rui Machete * Eurico de Melo, engineer and politician *

José Saraiva Martins José Saraiva Martins, C.M.F. GCC (born 6 January 1932) is a Portuguese Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints from 1998 to 2008. Born in Gagos de Jarmelo in Guarda, Portugal, to A ...

* Carlos Augusto Corrêa Paes d’Assumpção, posthumously *

João de Deus Pinheiro João de Deus Rogado Salvador Pinheiro, GCC GCIH (born 11 July 1945), is a Portuguese politician and former Member of the European Parliament for the Social Democratic Party– People's Party coalition; part of the European People's Party–E ...

Aristides de Sousa Mendes Aristides de Sousa Mendes do Amaral e Abranches () GCC, OL (July 19, 1885 – April 3, 1954) was a Portuguese consul during World War II. As the Portuguese consul-general in the French city of Bordeaux, he defied the orders of Antóni ...

, posthumously. * António Alçada Baptista * Carlos de Azeredo *

Cavaco Silva The cavaquinho (pronounced in Portuguese) is a small Portuguese string instrument in the European guitar family, with four wires or gut strings. More broadly, ''cavaquinho'' is the name of a four-stringed subdivision of the lute family of inst ...

, President of the Portuguese Republic. *

Durão Barroso Durão is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Joaquim Durão (1930–2015), Portuguese chess player * Nuno Durão (born 1962), Portuguese rugby union footballer and coach *Santa Rita Durão José de Santa Rita Durão (1722–178 ...

, former prime minister of Portugal and ex-President of the European Commission. *

José Cutileiro José Cutileiro (20 November 1934 – 17 May 2020) was a Portuguese diplomat and writer. He was a representative to the Council of Europe, Secretary General of the Western European Union (WEU), and an envoy to the OHCHR, UN Commissioner for Hum ...

Mota Amaral Mota, MOTA or variations thereof may refer to: Geography * Mota (island), Vanuatu * Mota, Ethiopia, a town * Mota, Gujarat, India, a town * Mota, Ljutomer, Slovenia, a village Music * ''M.O.T.A.'' (album), a 2005 album by Cultura Profética * "M ...

Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira, GCTE GCC GCIH ComA (; b. Lagoa, 16 August 1939), is a retired Portuguese Army officer who was last Governor of Macau. Background He is the son of João da Silva Vieira (b. Lagoa or Faro on 9 November 1913) an ...

* António Cardoso e Cunha * Filipe VI da Espanha, King of Spain. * António Mega Ferreira * Francisco Lucas Pires * Nuno Krus Abecassis, posthumously. *

Ana Gomes Ana Maria Rosa Martins Gomes (born 9 February 1954), better known as Ana Gomes, is a Portuguese former diplomat and politician of the Socialist Party (PS). She earned wide recognition for her role in negotiating independence for East Timor, a ...

* José Menéres Pimentel *

António Guterres António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres ( , ; born 30 April 1949) is a Portuguese politician and diplomat. Since 2017, he has served as secretary-general of the United Nations, the ninth person to hold this title. A member of the Portuguese Socia ...

, former Prime Minister of Portugal. * João Salgueiro *

Francisco Seixas da Costa Francisco Seixas da Costa, GCC, CMG, (Vila Real, 1948) is a retired Portuguese diplomat. He was also member of Portuguese governments. He is now consultant in the private sector and media commentator on international affairs. Main official fu ...

* João Henrique Ulrich Jr. * José Augusto Prestes (GOC), former president of

C.R. Vasco da Gama Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama (), commonly referred as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, is a professional sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Originally a rowing club, Vasco is mostly known for its football team, who it currently comp ...

. * Cyro Aranha, former president of

. 21ST CENTURY *

Pedro Santana Lopes Pedro Miguel de Santana Lopes GCC (; born 29 June 1956) is a Portuguese lawyer and politician, who is the current president of the Municipal Chamber of Figueira da Foz. He most notably served as prime minister of Portugal from 2004 to 2005 ...

, former Portuguese Prime Minister. * António Pinto da França * Gonçalo Santa Clara Gomes * Fernando Andersen de Guimarães * José Luís Gomes * Manuel Fernandes Pereira * João de Vallera * Álvaro Mendonça e Moura * Miguel Sousa (comendador) *

António Vitorino António Manuel de Carvalho Ferreira Vitorino (12 January 1957 in Lisbon; ) is a Portuguese lawyer and politician of the Socialist Party (PS). Career Career in national politics Vitorino graduated in law from the University of Lisbon. A lawyer ...

* António Barreto *

Manuela Ferreira Leite Maria Manuela Dias Ferreira Leite GCC GCIH (born Lisbon, 3 December 1940), commonly known as Manuela Ferreira Leite (), is a Portuguese economist, pundit and retired politician. Background She was born in Lisbon, Portugal. Manuela Ferreira Lei ...

* João Salgueiro * Pedro Pires de Miranda *

António de Almeida Santos Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male ...

* Henrique Nascimento Rodrigues * Eduardo Catroga * Rui Moura Ramos * Fernando Pinto Monteiro *

Carlos César Carlos Manuel Martins do Vale César, GCC (born 30 October 1956) is a Portuguese politician and former President of the Regional Government of the Portuguese autonomous region of the Azores. He currently serves as member of the Assembly of the ...

* Luís Vasco Valença Pinto * José António Mesquita *

Alexandre do Nascimento Alexandre do Nascimento (born 1 March 1925) is an Angolan cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Luanda from 1986 to 2001 and was made a cardinal in 1983. Biography Born in Malanje, do Nascimento studied at the seminaries ...

* José Souto de Moura * José Manuel Garcia Mendes Cabeçadas * D. Letícia Ortiz Rocasolado (Queen of Spain) *

Fernando Teixeira dos Santos Fernando Teixeira dos Santos (born in Maia, September 13, 1951), GOIH is a Portuguese economist and professor. He was Minister of Finance in the Portuguese Government led by José Sócrates (''XVII Governo Constitucional''). Career Teixeira dos ...

Mariano Gago José Mariano Rebelo Pires Gago, ComSE (16 May, 1948 – 17 April, 2015), commonly referred to as Mariano Gago, was a Portuguese physicist and politician, mostly known for his tenures as Minister for Science and Higher Education. He held governme ...

* Assunção Esteves * Guilherme d'Oliveira Martins *

Alberto João Jardim Alberto João Cardoso Gonçalves Jardim, Order of Christ (Portugal), GCC, Order of Infante D. Henrique, GCIH (, born 4 February 1943) is a Portuguese politician who was the President of the Regional Government of Madeira, Portugal, from 1978 to 20 ...

Institutions

Associação Académica de Coimbra The Associação Académica de Coimbra (AAC) is the students' union of the University of Coimbra (UC). Founded in Coimbra on November 3, 1887, it is the oldest students' union in Portugal. It is also the biggest Portuguese students' union belongi ...

* Club Sport Marítimo *

Colégio Militar ''Colégio Militar'' (Portuguese for "Military College") is a military secondary school in Lisbon, Portugal. It was founded by Marechal António Teixeira Rebello in 1803. History Its initial location was S. Julião da Barra Fort, in Oeiras. It ...

* Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro * Instituto Militar dos Pupilos do Exército * Sociedade Histórica da Independência de Portugal *

Sporting Clube de Portugal Sporting Clube de Portugal, founded Sporting Club de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP, often known abroad as Sporting Lisbon , is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Lisbon. It is best known for the professional fo ...

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica (), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. Founded on 28 February 1904 as ''Sport Lisboa'', Ben ...

Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama (), commonly referred as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, is a professional sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Originally a rowing club, Vasco is mostly known for its football team, who it currently compet ...

* Corpo de Polícia de Segurança Pública da Província de Cabo Verde (1974) *

Polícia de Segurança Pública The Polícia de Segurança Pública MHTE (PSP; ''Public Security Police'') is the national civil police force of Portugal. Part of the Portuguese security forces, the mission of the PSP is to defend Republican democracy, safeguarding internal se ...

(1988) * Corpo de Polícia de Segurança Pública de Macau (1991) *

Atlético Clube de Portugal Atlético Clube de Portugal is a Portuguese club, located in the city of Lisbon, more precisely in the parish of Alcântara. It was founded on 18 September 1942 due to the merger of two clubs of Alcântara (Carcavelinhos Football Club) and Santo ...

(1951)

List of council members

Kaúlza de Arriaga Kaúlza de Oliveira de Arriaga, OA, GCC, OC, OIH (18 January 1915 – 2 February 2004) was a Portuguese general, writer, professor and politician. He was Secretary of State (junior minister) of the Air Force between 1953 and 1955 and commande ...

(1966-1974)

Degrees

List of awardees

Institutions

List of council members

See also