Order of Saint Anthony (Ethiopia)
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The Order of Saint Anthony was an Ethiopian catholic chivalric order founded in 370 by the Negus known in the western world as Prester John of Ethiopia.
It is one of the oldest chivalric orders in the world, and was bestowed exclusively on clerics. Its members were considered part of an elite brotherhood. There were two different grades, that of the Knight Grand Cross (KGCA), and that of the Companion (CA).
It was later awarded, during the late Middle Ages, by kings and archbishops.
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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.
