Order of St. Gregory the Great

Insignia of the Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great. The Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great was established on September 1, 1831, by Pope Gregory XVI, seven months after his election. It is one of the...

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...major gifts to his alma maters, Bucknell University and New York University, as well as the NYU Langone Medical Center. And, in recognition of his support for Catholic causes, Mr. Langone was made a Knight of St. Gregory by Pope Benedict XVI.

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...trustees of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, and he received a number of honors for his work, including the Papal Honor of the Knight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great from Pope Paul VI. In 1979, Mr. Keating was responsible for...

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...the storied clan. Even in her 80s, awards steadily arrived for Mrs. Shriver. Three years ago, Pope Benedict XVI named her a dame of the Order of St. Gregory in recognition of her public service. Her name carried clout in Washington, too.

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...University along with numerous other honors and awards. In 2006, Pope Benedict XVI bestowed upon her the title of Dame of the papal Order of St. Gregory the Great. "We are tremendously grateful for the extreme outpouring of support and prayer...

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...80s, awards and honorary degrees continued to steadily arrive for Mrs. Shriver. Three years ago, Pope Benedict XVI named her a dame of the Order of St. Gregory in recognition of her public service. Her name carried clout in Washington, too.

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...-- who, according to his eldest son Tim, was a man "cast iron in his principles". When Brian received the highest papal honour as a Knight of St Gregory, he did so only on condition that he was accompanied by his beloved Gari and his...

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...in honor of the entire Creighton family, particularly John and his brother Edward, as well as their wives Sara and Emily. He was named a Knight of St. Gregory on January 15, 1895 by Pope Leo XIII, and in 1898 was titled a Count by the same.

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...interfaith affairs in 1984 and also was the organization's co-liaison to the Vatican. In 2007, he was made a Papal Knight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great by Pope Benedict XVI, making him only the second interfaith official to receive...

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...awarded the Carnegie Medal for philanthropy in 2005 for his charitable work, mainly with young people in the Edinburgh area, and is also a Knight of St Gregory which is the highest honour that the Roman Catholic Church can bestow on a layman.

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