<p>Orders of Knighthood and of Merit presents the many Catholic-founded Orders of Knighthood in a new perspective, and deals not only with the Pontifical Equestrian Orders and the two surviving religious Orders of Knighthood, but with the many Catholic-foun</p>

Orders of Knighthood and of Merit

History

Bander van Duren, Peter

Europe

Colin Smythe

<p>With an Introduction by Cardinal Jacques Martin: "This book attests to the fact that there is nothing more ancient, more venerable, more diversified than the Orders of Chivalry that have existed or still exist, and more desired, more sought after by certain people, than a papal decoration. It is always necessary to underline the essential differences between temporal decorations and those that are conferred by the sovereign Pontiff. A papal knighthood is not to be viewed solely as an honour, as a reward: it also incorporates a duty and a mission, that of serving and protecting the person of the Vicar of Christ. Papal Knights form a sort of army, on the devotion of which the Pope must be able to rely. To the Knight it is not the honour that matters but his obligations and services."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; + Jacques Cardinal Martin. Peter Bander van Duren's&nbsp;The Cross on the Sword&nbsp;is a supplement to his edition of the late Archbishop H.E. Cardinale's&nbsp;Orders of Knighthood, Awards and the Holy See&nbsp;(1985), and consolidates his revisions and additions that appeared in that work. The first part deals with the statutes and regulations concerning the Pontifical Equestrian Orders of Pius IX, St. Gregory the Great and Pope St. Sylvester, the privileges granted to Papal Knights and their juridical position. As His Excellency Archbishop Jacques Martin writes in his introduction the author had to rely, for the information in this section, on 'the Papal Briefs of the Orders' founders and the provisions made for the Papal Knights by Pope St. Pius X, many of which were contained in personal directives. It was left to Peter Bander van Duren to interpret them in the light of today's need as the Holy Father wrote them over eighty years ago.'</p>

The Cross on the Sword

Religion & Spirituality

Colin Smythe Ltd.

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