Order of St. Anthony

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The Order of St. Anthony may be one of the following:

An order of chivalry instituted in 370 in Ethiopia by the Negus, known in the western world as Prester John. It is one of the oldest chivalric orders in the world, and was bestowed exclusively on clerics. There were two different grades: that of the Knight Grand Cross (KGCA), and the Companion (CA). It was awarded during the late Middle Ages by kings and archbishops. Its members were considered part of an elite brotherhood.
An order of knighthood established by Albert of Bavaria in 1382, who had then taken a resolution to make war against the Turks. The knights of this order wore a collar of gold, with a hermit's girdle, to which hung a crutch and a little bell.

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The Imperial Orders and Decorations of Ethiopia. The Crown Council of Ethiopia. Retrieved on 2006-01-16.
ODM of Ethiopia: The Order of St Anthony. Medals of the World. Retrieved on 2006-01-16.
Orders of Knighthood. Imperial Ethiopia: The Ethiopian Dynasty. Retrieved on 2006-01-16.
This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain. St. Anthony entry.