Order of St. Gregory the Great

Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great

*Ordo Sancti Gregorii Magni* (Latin)

*Ordine di San Gregorio Magno* (Italian)
Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great; Ordo Sancti Gregorii Magni (Latin); Ordine di San Gregorio Magno (Italian);
	Knight Commander's cross of the Order of St. Gregory the Great
Awarded by the Holy See
Type	Papal order of knighthood
Established	1 September 1831
Religious affiliation	Catholic
Motto	Pro Deo et Principe (Latin); For God and Ruler (English);
Status	Currently constituted
First head	Pope Gregory XVI
Sovereign	Pope Francis
Classes	Knight/Dame Grand Cross (GCSG); Knight/Dame Commander with Star (KCSG/DCSG); Knight/Dame Commander (KCSG/DCSG); Knight/Dame (KSG/DSG);
Former grades	Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Second Class
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of Pope Pius IX
Next (lower)	Order of St. Sylvester
	; Ribbon bar of the order; ;

The Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great (Latin: Ordo Sancti Gregorii Magni; Italian: Ordine di San Gregorio Magno) was established on 1 September 1831, by Pope Gregory XVI, seven months after his election as Pope.^[1]

The order is one of the five orders of knighthood of the Holy See. The honor is bestowed upon Catholic men and women (and certain notable non-Catholics)^[2] in recognition of their personal service to the Holy See 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.

^ Begni, Ernesto; Grey, James C.; Kennedy, Thomas J. (1914). The Vatican: Its History, Its Treasures. Letters and Arts Publishing Company. p. 515. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
^ Dart, John (3 January 1998). "Pope Bestows Knighthood on 64 Prominent L.A. Catholics". LA Times. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

[BegniGrey1914-1] Begni, Ernesto; Grey, James C.; Kennedy, Thomas J. (1914). The Vatican: Its History, Its Treasures. Letters and Arts Publishing Company. p. 515. Retrieved 31 August 2016.

[2] Dart, John (3 January 1998). "Pope Bestows Knighthood on 64 Prominent L.A. Catholics". LA Times. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

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