Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow
The Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow (Russian: Орден святого благоверного князя Даниила Московского) is an award of the Russian Orthodox Church, established in 1988. There are three classes.[1]
History
The Order was created by the
Eligibility
The award may be conferred upon clergy, lay people and, in exceptional cases, organisations. It is awarded for services in the revival of spiritual life in Russia.
Description
The Order has three grades.
- 1st class
The badge is a
The statute of the Order was amended by the Patriarch and Holy Synod on 14 April 2006:
With this award the Order of the I level, the Heads of Churches and the Heads of State, awarded Merit, the Order of, a silk moire ribbon and orange suspension order on the tape.
- 2nd class
The badge is similar to that of the 1st class, but it is made of silvered nickel silver. Instead, the crowns are rays emanating from the centre. The central image of St. Daniel's background and bay frame, with a ribbon bearing the symbol of degree II, gilded.
- 3rd class
The badge is similar to the 2nd class, but is made with the technique of blackening. The central image of St. Daniel's laurel branches frame the blue enamel, with a ribbon bearing the sign of the degree III.
Rules of wearing
Worn on the left breast. Only the most senior class of the Order is to be worn.
Notable recipients
- Anatoly Karpov - multiple world chess champion
- Ilham Aliyev - President of Azerbaijan
- Daniil Granin - writer (2009)
- Kaliningrad oblast
- Autonomous Orthodox Church of Japan(2003)
- Nikolai Karpov - the first popularly elected mayor of Sochi (1996-2000), honorary citizen of the city of Sochi (2006)
- Mikhail Prokhorov - Russian businessman (2004)
- Viktor Yanukovych - President of Ukraine
- Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic
- Valery Gergiev - conductor of the Mariinsky Theatre
- Republic of Kazakhstan
- Mintimer Shaimiev - President of Tatarstan
See also
- List of ecclesiastical decorations
References
- ^ Medvedev, Michael (14 November 2006). "The Orders Of Merit of the Russian Orthodox Church". Russian Heraldry. Retrieved 28 Nov 2011.