Order of Christ

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A number of heraldic orders known as the Order of Christ. Among those are:

  • Orders of Christ, Aviz and St. James — A branch of the Portuguese Order of Christ in the Empire of Brazil in the 1820s;
  • Order of Christ (Portugal) — former Knights Templar Order awarded initially by the Kings of Portugal, now by the Portuguese state
  • Order of Christ (Kongo Empire) — Instituted in the Kongo Empire by Alvaro I of the Kongo and his son Alvaro II of the Kongo.
  • Order of Christ (papacy) — the Papal Order, a branch of the original Order, issued by popes.