The Order of St. Sava ( Serb. Order of the Light of Sava ) is a state award of the Kingdom of Serbia and its successor - the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes , since 1929 - the Kingdom of Yugoslavia , awarded for achievements in the field of culture , public education , science , public service, theology , as well as for services rendered to the king, state and people.
| Order of Saint Sava | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Motto | Purchase your home Serb. You will gain everything with your labor | ||
| A country |  Kingdom of Serbia  Kingdom of the CX Kingdom of Yugoslavia | ||
| Type of | Order | ||
| Who is handed | and | ||
| Status | not awarded | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Established | January 23, 1883 | ||
| Precedence | |||
| Senior award | Order of the Cross until 1903 Order of the Yugoslav Crown since 1930 | ||
Content
History
The order was established by King Milan I on January 23, 1883 and named after the first Archbishop of Serbia, Saint Sava ( 1169 - 1236 ), the holy Serbian Orthodox Church who, shortly before his death, crowned his brother Stephen with a royal crown.
After the Second World War, the Order of St. Sava becomes the dynastic of the royal house of the Karageorgievichs and remains so to this day.
In 1986, the Serbian Orthodox Church established the eponymous order in three degrees, the awarding of which is made by the Serbian Patriarch.
Award Statement
The order is intended to be awarded "for service in the field of education, literature, church and fine arts . "
Description
The badge of the order is a silver gilt Maltese cross of white enamel with a blue border with gold balls at the ends, between the ends of which are Serbian double-headed eagles . In the center of the cross there is an oval medallion with a full-color portrait of St. Sava, framed by a blue ring with the Serbian inscription “TROUBLE YOUR RISE OF ACCESS”. Types of signs differ in the portrait of St. Savva and the reverse of the medallion. But the reverse side of the white enamel medallion contains the monogram of the founder of the order M.I. ( Milan I ). Since 1903, on the back of the badge of the order, instead of a monogram, a silver relief date for the establishment of the order was placed: 1883 .
The star of the order is eight-pointed silver, on which the sign of the order without a crown is superimposed. The star of the Grand Cross cavaliers is larger than the star of the Great Officers.
The Order of Saint Sava had five degrees:
| Order of Saint Sava | |||||
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| Big cross | Grand Officer Cross | Commander's Cross | Officer cross | Knight's cross | |
Wear Method
The holders of the Grand Cross wore the badge of the order at the left thigh on the shoulder strap. The star of the order was located on the left side of the chest.
Great officers and commanders wore the badge of the order on the neckband. The great officers relied on the star of the order to be worn on the left side of the chest.
Officers and gentlemen wore the badge of the order on their chest, on the ribbon of the order folded in a triangular block.
Some Knights of the Order
- Nikolay Konstantinovich Roerich [1] [2]
- Dragolyub Mikhailovich [3]
- Peter Fedorovich Rerberg [4]
- Grigory Ivanovich Samoilov [5]
- Zhanka Stokic
- Olive Kelso King
Notes
- ↑ Svyatoslav Roerich. Nicholas Roerich - a citizen of the world Archive copy of August 18, 2012 on Wayback Machine
- ↑ Kharkov Cultural Center named after N.K. Roerich, The Roerich Family Archived on February 10, 2011.
- ↑ Dragoub Drazh Mikhailoviов (Serb.)
- ↑ Rerberg Peter Fedorovich . www.regiment.ru. Date of treatment June 5, 2018.
- ↑ Dimitriјe - Mita Theokareviћ (Serb.) // vucje.com. - 2004. Archived on December 3, 2013.
Literature
- Marichi D. Odlikova р Srbiјe, Tsrne Gora, ugoslavia and the Republic of Srpsk. - Beograd : War Museum , 2002. (Serb.)
- Spassky I.G. Foreign and Russian orders until 1917. / Il. artist V. Trofimov. - SPb. : Publishing house "Dorval" LLP "Breeze" in conjunction with JSC "League", 1993. - 196 p., Ill. - ISBN 5-8308-0042-X
- Gavrilova L.M., Levin S.S. European Orders in Russia. The end of the XVII - the beginning of the XX century. - M .: ART-SPRING, 2007. - ISBN 978-5-9794-0029-7
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See also
- Serbia Awards