The Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great (; ) was established on 1 September 1831, by

Pope Gregory XVI Pope Gregory XVI (; ; born Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari; 18 September 1765 – 1 June 1846) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 2 February 1831 to his death in June 1846. He had adopted the name Mauro upon enteri ...

, seven months after his election as Pope. The order is one of the five orders of knighthood of the Holy See. The honor is bestowed upon

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men and women (and certain notable non-Catholics) in recognition of their personal service to the

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and to the Catholic Church, through their unusual labors, their support of the Holy See, and the examples they set in their communities and their countries.

History and appointment

The inaugural brief states, in part, that "gentlemen of proven loyalty to the Holy See who, by reason of their nobility of birth and the renown of their deeds or the degree of their munificence, are deemed worthy to be honored by a public expression of esteem on the part of the Holy See". The end of the brief states that they must progressively maintain, by continued meritorious deed, the reputation and trust they had already inspired, and prove themselves worthy of the honor that had been conferred on them, by unswerving fidelity to God and to the sovereign Pontiff. The awarding of the Order of St. Gregory the Great presents no particular obligations on the recipients toward the Catholic Church – except for the general ones stated above.

Insignia

An eight-pointed

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, the insignia of the order, bears a representation of St. Gregory on the obverse and on the reverse the motto ("For God and Ruler"). The cross is suspended from a red and gold ribbon. In

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, laymen awarded the high rank of Grand Cross can display a red and gold ribbon surrounding the shield in their personal

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, but the recipients of the lower ranks place an appropriate ribbon below the shield. The difference between the civilian and military insignia is that the former group wears the cross hanging from a green crown of

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, whereas the latter group wears the cross hanging from a trophy of arms.

Vestments and accoutrements

The Order comprises four classes: * ''Knight/Dame Grand Cross'' (GCSG) * ''Knight/Dame Commander with Star'' (KC*SG/DC*SG) * ''Knight/Dame Commander'' (KCSG/DCSG) * ''Knight/Dame'' (KSG/DSG) A green uniform was later prescribed by

Pope Pius IX Pope Pius IX (; born Giovanni Maria Battista Pietro Pellegrino Isidoro Mastai-Ferretti; 13 May 1792 – 7 February 1878) was head of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878. His reign of nearly 32 years is the longest verified of any pope in hist ...

. The uniform contains a black beaver-felt hat decorated with black silk ribbons, silver metallic twisted rope, buttons and black ostrich feathers. The jacket, made of green wool, is trimmed with silver metallic thread, and has a tail, nine yellow metal buttons in the front and three buttons on the cuffs and is lined with black satin. Finally, the costume contains suspenders, several yellow and red rosettes, white leather gloves, and a short sword with a handle made of mother of pearl with a medallion of the order at the end. Knights Grand Cross wear a sash and a badge or star on the left side of the breast; Commanders wear a cross around the neck; and Knights wear a smaller cross on the left breast of the uniform:

Notable members

Knight/Dame Grand Cross

Frederick Blakeney Frederick Joseph Blakeney (2 July 191316 June 1990) was an Australian public servant and diplomat. Blakeney joined the Commonwealth Public Service in the Department of External Affairs in 1946. His first post as head of mission at an overseas ...

, 1964, Australian diplomat, Knight Grand Cross * Dominique, Prince de La Rochefoucauld-Montbel, 2023, Knight Grand Cross *

Sir George Bowyer, 6th Baronet Sir George Bowyer, 6th and 2nd Baronet (3 March 1783 – 1 July 1860), was a British politician. He sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1807 and 1818, first as a Tory and then as a Whig. Early life He was the son of Admiral S ...

, Knight Grand Cross *General Sir

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, 2013, Knight Grand Cross, Governor-General of Australia *

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, Knight Grand Cross of the First Class *

Rodrigo Augusto da Silva Rodrigo Augusto da Silva (7 December 1833 — 17 October 1889), nicknamed "the diplomat", was a politician, diplomat, lawyer, monarchist and journalist of the Empire of Brazil. He is best known as the minister that authored and countersigned wit ...

, Knight Grand Cross of the First Class *Baron

Henry Delvaux de Fenffe Henry Charles Marie Adolphe Delvaux de Fenffe was a Belgian nobleman and high-ranking civil servant. Career He achieved his Doctorate of Law in 1885. He was member of the provincial council, 1985. In 1898 he was shortly member of parliament. ...

, 1921, Governor of Liège * Duke Carl Ludvig Fouché d'Otrante (1930) *

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, Knight Grand Cross * Édouard de Castelnau, French general *

Frank Hanna III Frank J. Hanna III is an American entrepreneur, merchant banker and philanthropist. He was one of three entrepreneurs profiled in the Acton Institute and PBS documentary film ''The Call of the Entrepreneur''. Hanna has been described as "one o ...

, American entrepreneur and philanthropist, Knight Grand Cross *

Alice von Hildebrand Alice Marie von Hildebrand, Order of Saint Gregory the Great, GCSG (née Jourdain; 11 March 1923 – 14 January 2022) was a Belgian-born American Catholic philosopher, theologian, author, and professor. She taught philosophy at Hunter College fo ...

, 2013, Dame Grand Cross *

Charles von Hügel Charles von Hügel (born Carl Alexander Anselm Baron von Hügel; 25 April 1795 – 2 June 1870), sometimes spelt in English Huegel, was an Austrian nobleman, army officer, diplomat, botanist, and explorer, now primarily remembered for his tr ...

, 1852, Knight Grand Cross * Johno Johnson, 2015, Australian politician * Dina Kawar, previous ambassador of Jordan to France *

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, 2012, Italian conductor, Knight Grand Cross *

Gilbert Levine Sir Gilbert Levine, GCSG (born January 22, 1948) is an American conductor. He is considered an "outstanding personality in the world of international music television." He has led the PBS concert debuts of the Staatskapelle Dresden, Royal Ph ...

, 2016, American conductor, Knight Grand Cross * James Joseph Norris, February 11, 1947, American Catholic humanitarian, co-founder and president of the Papal agency, the International Catholic Migration Commission. European Director of War Relief Services (later Catholic Relief Services). Collaborated with the Holy See for thirty years on refugee resettlement and world poverty. (Also see James Joseph Norris, Knight Commander 1955) *

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, Caballero de la Gran Cruz (28 de Junio de 1947) * Count Christopher de Paus (1930)''

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'' 22 (1930) *Count

Hippolyte d'Ursel Count Marie Hippolyte Adrien Ludovic d'Ursel (Brussels, 17 November 1850 – 9 December 1937) was a Belgium, Belgian politician and historian. Family A cadet (genealogy), cadet member of the Ursel family, he was a grandson of Charles-Joseph, 4th ...

*Count

Léo d'Ursel Léon (Léo) Leopold Marie count d'Ursel (Bruxelles, 7 August 1867 - Bettignies, France – 26 June 1934) was a Belgian diplomat. Family He was the youngest son of Léon, 5th Duke of Ursel and his wife Madelein d'Harcourt. In Paris he married Je ...

, ambassador *Count Charles Woeste

Knight/Dame Commander with Star

Bob Hope Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was an American comedian, actor, entertainer and producer with a career that spanned nearly 80 years and achievements in vaudeville, network radio, television, and USO Tours. He appeared ...

, 1998, American entertainer (convert to Catholicism) *

Francis Martin O'Donnell Francis Martin O'Donnell GCMM, GCEG, KC*SG, KM, KCHS, KCMCO (born in 1954) is an Irish citizen who has served abroad as an international diplomat in senior representative positions with the United Nations until retirement, and later with ...

, 2007, Ambassador and Knight of Malta, previously in UN service for 32 years *

G. K. Chesterton Gilbert Keith Chesterton (29 May 1874 – 14 June 1936) was an English author, philosopher, Christian apologist, journalist and magazine editor, and literary and art critic. Chesterton created the fictional priest-detective Father Brow ...

, 1934, English writer, philosopher, lay theologian, and literary and art critic (convert to Catholicism) *

Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis Gloria, Dowager Princess of Thurn and Taxis (''Mariae Gloria Ferdinanda Joachima Josephine Wilhelmine Huberta''; born Countess Gloria von Schönburg-Glauchau, 23 February 1960) is a German socialite, businesswoman, Catholic activist, art collec ...

, 2008, Dame Commander with Star *

Albert Gubay Albert Gubay, Order of St. Gregory the Great, KC*SG (9 April 1928 – 5 January 2016) was a Welsh businessman and philanthropist, who made his fortune with the Kwik Save retail chain, building it further on investments, mainly in property develo ...

, 2011, founder of

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supermarket chain and Total Fitness

Knight Commander and Dame Commander

Roy E. Disney Roy Edward Disney Order of St. Gregory the Great, KCSG (January 10, 1930 – December 16, 2009) was an American businessman. He was the longtime senior executive for the Walt Disney Company, which was founded by his uncle, Walt Disney, and his ...

, 1998 * Sir

Patrick Duffy Patrick Duffy (born March 17, 1949) is an American television actor and director widely known for his role as Bobby Ewing on the CBS primetime soap opera ''Dallas (TV series), Dallas'' (1978–1991). Duffy returned to reprise his role as Bobby ...

, 2017, British politician * Hendrik Samuel Houthakker, 2003, Knight Commander with Silver Star, Member of

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, husband of

Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka (; February 28, 1923 – June 7, 2014) was a Polish philosopher, phenomenologist, founder and president of The World Phenomenology Institute, and editor (from its inception in the late 1960s) of the book series, ''Analect ...

. *

John Hume John Hume (18 January 19373 August 2020) was an Irish nationalist politician in Northern Ireland and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate. A founder and leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, Hume served in the Parliament of Northern Irel ...

, 2012, Northern Irish politician and co-recipient of the 1998

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Ignazio Jacometti Ignazio Jacometti (16 January 1819 in Rome – 22 April 1883 in Rome) was an Italian sculptor. He was a professor of sculpture at the Accademia di San Luca. Biography He was born the third of five children to Antonio and Anna Maria Lang. His fami ...

, sculptor, appointed by

. *

Saunders Lewis Saunders Lewis (born John Saunders Lewis; 15 October 1893 – 1 September 1985) was a Welsh politician, poet, dramatist, Medievalist, and literary critic. Born into a Welsh-speaking ministerial family in Greater Liverpool, Lewis studied in a p ...

, 1975,

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politician, founder of

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and prominent figure in

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literature (convert to Catholicism) * Casto Méndez Núñez, 1849,

Spanish Navy The Spanish Navy, officially the Armada, is the Navy, maritime branch of the Spanish Armed Forces and one of the oldest active naval forces in the world. The Spanish Navy was responsible for a number of major historic achievements in navigation ...

officer, future ''contralmirante'' (

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) * Maurice Gerard Moynihan, 1959, Secretary of the Government of the

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and Governor of the

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Rupert Murdoch Keith Rupert Murdoch ( ; born 11 March 1931) is an Australian - American retired business magnate, investor, and media mogul. Through his company News Corp, he is the owner of hundreds of List of assets owned by News Corp, local, national, a ...

, 1998, Australian-American publisher and media entrepreneur *

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, 1990, Brazilian modernist architect *

Nikkyō Niwano was one of the founders and the first president of the Buddhist organization Risshō Kōsei Kai. Early life Born on November 15, 1906, to farmers, Nikkyō had a humble life in a small town. Later in his youth, he moved to Tokyo to work, where ...

, 1992, Japanese Buddhist practitioner who founded the Buddhist organization

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. * James Joseph Norris, September 13, 1955, American Catholic humanitarian, Lay Auditor at the Second Vatican Council, delivered major address at the Council on "World Poverty and the Christian Conscience". Charter member of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum". Represented the Holy See at the funeral of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. * James O'Donnell, 1999, organist and Master of the Choristers,

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* Lilianne Ploumen, 2017, Dutch politician *

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, 1945, Governor of New York, Army officer in charge of post World War II civil affairs in Italy * John J. Raskob, American financial executive and businessman (DuPont, General Motors); financed the building of the

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* Carlo Emanuele Ruspoli, 3rd Duke of Morignano, 2004 *

Paul Salamunovich Paul Salamunovich KCSG (June 7, 1927April 3, 2014) was a Grammy-nominated American conductor and educator. He was the Music Director of the Los Angeles Master Chorale from 1991 to 2001 and its Music Director Emeritus from 2001 until his death in ...

, 1969, American choral conductor and expert on

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. * Sir

Jimmy Savile Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile (; 31 October 1926 – 29 October 2011) was an English media personality and DJ. He was known for his eccentric image, charitable work, and hosting the BBC shows ''Top of the Pops'' and ''Jim'll Fix It''. A ...

, 1990, English

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and television presenter-broadcaster (In 2012, after Savile's death, an annulment of the honor was requested by the

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. This was declined on the basis that the life honor died with the individual.) *

Roger Wagner Roger Wagner, KCSG (January 16, 1914 – September 17, 1992) was an American choral musician, administrator and educator. In 1946 he founded the Roger Wagner Chorale, which became one of America's premier vocal ensembles. He also founded the ...

, by

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, American choral conductor *

Mordecai Waxman Mordecai Waxman, KCSG (February 25, 1917, in Albany – August 10, 2002, in Great Neck, New York), was a rabbi in the Conservative Jewish movement for nearly 60 years. He served as rabbi of Temple Israel in Great Neck, New York for 55 years from ...

, 1998, Rabbi (

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) * Kevin McNamara, British Politician

Knight/Dame

Walter Annenberg Walter Hubert Annenberg (March 13, 1908 – October 1, 2002) was an American businessman, investor, philanthropist, and diplomat. Annenberg owned and operated Triangle Publications, which included ownership of ''The Philadelphia Inquirer' ...

, who created ''

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'' *

Mariano Armellini Mariano Armellini (7 February 1852 – 24 February 1896) was an Italian archaeologist and historian. Born in Rome, he was one of the founders of the Pontifical Academy of Martyrs, and was named a Knight of Order of St. Gregory the Great by Pope L ...

, Italian archaeologist *

Thomas Bodkin Professor Thomas Patrick Bodkin (21 July 1887 – 24 April 1961) was an Irish barrister and art collector who became an art historian and curator. Bodkin was Director of the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin from 1927 to 1935 and foundi ...

, lawyer, art historian, art collector and curatorUnlabelled press clipping of contemporary obituary, in Royal Birmingham Society of Artists archives * Joanna Bogle, 2013, British Roman Catholic writer and broadcaster *

Phyllis Bowman Phyllis Joyce Bowman, DSG (14 March 1926 – 7 May 2012) was a British journalist and anti-abortion, anti-euthanasia (pro-life) campaigner. Early life and career Bowman was born on 14 March 1926 in Bournemouth, Hampshire, England. Daughter o ...

, 1996, British journalist and

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campaigner *

Henry Cooper Sir Henry Cooper (3 May 19341 May 2011) was a British heavyweight boxer. He was undefeated in British and Commonwealth heavyweight championship contests for twelve years and held the European heavyweight title for three years. In a 1963 fi ...

, 1978, champion heavyweight boxer (convert to Catholicism) *

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, 1898, businessman and philanthropist in

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* Ralph Downes, 1970, English organist, organist of the

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, organ teacher and organ designer (including organ of the

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London) * Jude Patrick Dougherty, 1999, American philosopher, Dean Emeritus of the School of Philosophy at the Catholic University of America *

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, 2017, Irish historian and emeritus Professor of the History of Christianity at the University of Cambridge * Philip Duffy, 1982, Master of Music at the

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from 1966 to 1996 *

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, 2002, Chief of the New York City Police Department *

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, (2011) Lord President of Scotland 2012-2015 *

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, teacher of Russian language and literature * Bambang Soegeng,

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, Maltese architect and civil engineer *

Joe Gladwin Joseph Gladwin (22 January 1906 – 11 March 1987) was an English actor, best known for his roles as Fred Jackson in Coronation Street, Stan Hardman in '' Nearest and Dearest'', and Wally Batty in the world's longest-running sitcom, ''Last o ...

, British actor and comedian * Sheilagh Kesting, 2016, former Moderator of the General Assembly of the

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and former Ecumenical Officer of the Church of Scotland *

Ilyas Khan Ilyas Khan Order of St. Gregory the Great, KSG (born 1962) is a British technologist and businessman. He is the founder of Cambridge Quantum Computing. Early life Ilyas Tariq Khan was raised in Lancashire (North West England). His grandparents e ...

, British businessman and philanthropist, Chairman of Leonard Cheshire Disability * George Malcolm, English choral conductor, harpsichordist and organist; former Master of the Music,

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Colin Mawby Colin Mawby KSG (9 May 1936 – 24 November 2019) was an English organist, choral conductor and composer. From 1961 he was Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral, then from 1981 he was the choral director at Radio Telefís Éireann. He comp ...

, 2006, English choral conductor and composer former Master of the Music,

John A. McCone John Alexander McCone (January 4, 1902 – February 14, 1991) was an American businessman and government official who served as Director of Central Intelligence from 1961 to 1965, during the height of the Cold War. Background John A. McCone wa ...

, 1955, US Industrialist, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and former head of the Atomic Energy Commission * George Menachery, 2008, Editor of the St Thomas Christian Encyclopaedia of India and Director of the SARAS, philanthropist *

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, former Deputy Supreme Knight of the

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* Patrick Millen, 1991, New Zealand public servant *

Ricardo Montalbán Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino, KSG ( ; ; November 25, 1920 – January 14, 2009) was a Mexican and American film and television actor. Montalbán's career spanned seven decades, during which he became widely known for performances ...

, 1998, Mexican / American actor *

Paul Victor Obeng Paul Victor Obeng KSG also known as P. V. Obeng (19 August 1947 – 17 May 2014) was a Ghanaian mechanical engineer and politician. He was the chairman of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology council. In 2010, he was appointe ...

, 2009, Ghanaian mechanical engineer and statesman * Isabel Piczek, 1998, artist * Joseph Ryelandt, Belgian composer *

Jovan Sundečić Jovan Sundečić (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Сундечић; 24 June 1825 – 19 July 1900) was a Serbs, Serbian poet, priest of the Serbian Orthodox Church and a secretary to Prince Nikola I of Montenegro. He is most famous for writing ly ...

, 1886,

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priest and Montenegrin official *

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, 2013, British politician * Michael Williams, 2001, English actor * Sebastian Kyalwazi, 1968, Ugandan surgeon, researcher and academic. *

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