Order of St. Andrew - Citizendia

The Star and Badge of the Order of St. Andrew on its light blue riband.

Hall of the Order of St Andrew in the Grand Kremlin Palace. The Grand Kremlin Palace (Большой Кремлёвский дворец Bolshoy Kremlyovskiy Dvorets) also translated Great Kremlin Palace, was built from

For the Barbados honour, see Order of St. Andrew (Barbados); for the Eastern Orthodox Christian honour, see Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. The Order of St Andrew is a Barbadian Order. It was instituted by Letters Patent on July 25, 1980, as part of the Barbados National The Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate are honorees of the Patriarch of Constantinople, who have been selected from among the Laity due to service to those portions

The Order of St. Andrew the First-Called (Russian: Орден святого апостола Андрея Первозванного) was the first and the highest order of chivalry of the Russian Empire. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages An Order is a Decoration, awarded by a government a dynastic house, or a religious body to an individual usually for distinguished service to a nation or to humanity The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya

Russian Empire

The Order was established in 1698 by Tsar Peter the Great, in honour of Saint Andrew, the first apostle of Jesus and patron saint of Russia. Tsar csar and tzar redirect here For other uses see Tsar (disambiguation. The Twelve Apostles (Greek apostolos, "someone sent out" e Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) The patron saint of a particular group of people is a Saint who would protect and 'love' the group and its members Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending It had only one class, and was only awarded for the most eminent civilian or military merit.

Fyodor Golovin was the first cavalier of the order. Count Feodor Alekseyevich Golovin (Фёдор Алексеевич Головин (1650 - 1706 was the last Russian boyar and the first Russian Chancellor Until its abolition after the Russian Revolution of 1917, just over one thousand awards were made. See also Russian Revolution (1905 The Russian Revolution of 1916 refers to a series of popular revolutions in Russia, and the events surrounding them During the monarchy, recipients of the Order of St. Andrew also automatically received the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky, the Order of the White Eagle, the Order of St. Anne, first degree, and the Order St. Stanislaus, first degree. History The introduction of the Imperial Order of St Alexander Nevsky was planned by Russian Emperor Peter I of Russia and was established in Russia by The Order of the White Eagle (Order Orła Białego is Poland 's highest decoration awarded to both civilians and the military for their merits The Order of St Anna (or "Order of Saint Ann" Орден святой Анны was a Holstein and then Russian Order of chivalry established The Order of Saint Stanislaus (Polish Order św Stanisława Russian Орденъ св Moreover, recipients of lower ranks were automatically promoted to the rank of lieutenant-general or vice admiral. Lieutenant General is a Military rank used in many countries The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the Vice Admiral is a naval rank equivalent to Lieutenant General in seniority

The "Jewel" (Badge) of the Order of St. Andrew, obverse (left) and reverse (right)

The insignia of the order consisted of:

Badge: an enamelled crowned black double-headed eagle bearing a blue St. A badge is a device, patch or accoutrement which is presented or displayed to indicate some feat of service a special accomplishment a symbol of authority granted by taking Andrew's Cross (saltire) with St. St Andrew's Cross redirects here For the item of BDSM furniture see Saint Andrew's Cross (BDSM A saltire, Saint Andrew's Cross Andrew crucified upon it; on the arms of the saltire were the Latin letters 'SAPR' (for 'St. Andrew, Protector of Russia'). It was worn on a pale blue riband (sash) over the left shoulder, or on special occasions on an elaborate 'collar' (chain).

Star: eight-pointed silver star bearing a miniature of the badge on a golden background at the centre, surrounded by the motto "For Faith and Loyalty" ("Za Veru i Vernost") on a blue ring. A star is a massive luminous ball of plasma. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the Energy on Earth It was worn on the left chest. The chest is a part of the Anatomy of humans and various other animals sometimes referred to as the Thorax.

The insignia of order could be awarded 'with diamonds' as a special distinction. In Mineralogy, diamond is the allotrope of carbon where the carbon atoms are arranged in The St. Andrew's Cathedral, St. Petersburg was the chapter church of this chivalric order. Saint Andrew's Cathedral (Андреевский собор is the principal church of Vasilievsky Island and the last Baroque cathedral built in Saint Petersburg

Russian Federation

The original St. Andrew is extinct as House Order of the former ruling house of Russia, the Romanovs, after the death of the last official heir. The House of Romanov (Рома́нов rʌˈmanəf was the second and last imperial Dynasty of Russia, which ruled the country from 1613 to 1917

The order was first unofficially re-established by the Orthodox Church of Russia on December 27, 1988 with the same name, but different insignia and statutes. See also Eastern Orthodox Church Structure and organization The Slavic Orthodox Church is organized in a hierarchical structure Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) It was officially re-instated as the highest civilian and military award of the Russian Federation by Presidential Decree No. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending A decree is an order made by a Head of state or government and having the force of Law. 576 on July 1, 1998. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)

The modern Saint Andrew order

Among the first recipients of the Order after its re-establishment were academic Dmitry Likhachev, gun designer Mikhail Kalashnikov and Kazakhstan president Nursultan Nazarbayev. Dmitry Sergeyevich Likhachov (Дми́трий Серге́евич Лихачёв also Dmitri Likhachev or Likhachyov;, St Lieutenant General Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov (Михаи́л Тимофе́евич Кала́шников Mihail Timofeevič Kalašnikov) (born November Kazakhstan, also Kazakstan ( Қазақстан, Qazaqstan, qɑzɑqˈstɑn Казахстан, Kazakhstán,) officially the Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev ( Kazakh: Нұрсұлтан Әбішұлы Назарбаев æbəʃʊˈlɯ nɑzɑrˈbɑjəf Russian: Нурсултан