Order of Saint Agatha

The Order of Saint Agatha (Italian: Ordine Equestre di Sant'Agata) is a State order established on 5 June 1923 by the Grand and General Council of the Republic of San Marino. It is named after Saint Agatha, on whose feast day 5 February, Pope Clement XII reestablished the sovereignty of the republic in 1740.[1]

Order of Saint Agatha
Star of the order
TypeState order
Country San Marino
Awarded forCharitable work in the service of the Republic.
GrandmasterCaptains Regent
SecretarySecretary for Foreign Affairs
Precedence
Next (higher)Order of San Marino

Badge of the order

The order is presented to foreign nationals who have positively contributed charitable and other services for the benefit of the republic deserving of recognition.

The badge of the order is a golden cross enamelled in white. It is charged on one side with a round golden shield bearing the effigy of Saint Agatha and includes the inscription Sant'Agata Prottetrice (Saint Agatha Protector). On the other side is written the epigraph Bene Merenti (to a well-deserving person). The cross is hung on a ribbon with five stripes of white, crimson and yellow.[2]

The Order of San Marino is the next higher in order of precedence.

Grades

The order is presented in five grades:[1]

  • Grand Cross Cavaliere di gran croce
  • Grand Officer Grande ufficiale
  • Commander Commendatore
  • Officer Cavaliere ufficiale
  • Knight Cavaliere
Ribbon bars of the Order of Saint Agatha
Knight
Officer
Commander
Grand Officer
Grand Cross

Recipients
Year of award Recipient
Unknown Italy – Pietro Gasparri[3]
Unknown Italy – Dino Grandi[4]
Unknown Italy – Giulio Onesti[5]
Unknown Belgium – Robert Rothschild[6]
1925 United States – Edgar Erskine Hume[7]
1932Pope Paul VI
1935 United Kingdom – Edward VIII[8]
1935Jagatjit Singh[9]
1937 United Kingdom – Edmund Vivian Gabriel[10]
1944 United States – Charles Poletti[11]
1946 United States – Juvenal P. Marchisio
1948 Italy – Giulio Andreotti
1937 France – Valery Larbaud
1956 United States – Avery Brundage[12]
1956 United Kingdom – Sir John Wilson, 2nd Baronet
1958 Italy – Giovanni Spadolini
1958 France – Vincent Delpuech
1958 Belgium – Roger Motz
1958 Belgium – Lucien Cooremans[13]
2002 Italy – Dario Fo[14]
2010 Monaco – Albert II, Prince of Monaco[15]
2012 Italy – Sophia Loren[16]
2013 South Korea – Ban Ki-moon[17]
2020 United Kingdom – Theresa May[18]
2020 United Kingdom – Jeremy Hunt[18]

References
  1. Hieronymussen, Paul (1967). Orders and Decorations of Europe in Color. New York: Macmillan. p. 233.
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  11. "Charles W. Poletti papers, 1920-1991 bulk 1923-1970". Columbia University Libraries. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  12. "Avery Brundage Collection" (PDF). University Library, University of Illinois. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
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  14. "13 ottobre 2016: un anno senza Dario Fo". RTV San Marino (in Italian). Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  15. "Visit by Prince Albert II to San Marino". Palais Princier de Monaco. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  16. "Sophia Loren Cavaliere Grand'Ufficiale dell'Ordine Equestre di Sant'Agata. Coi Reggenti". Libertas (in Italian). Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  17. "Top UN official visits San Marino at start of five-nation European tour". UN News. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  18. "San Marino awards the Order of Saint Agatha to two UK prominent persons". Consulate of the Republic of San Marino to the UK. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
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