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27 unusual facts about Order of St. Olav


Alette Engelhart

She was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1955.

Arne Solli

In 1995 he was awarded the title of Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav.

Bjørn Simensen

On 3 December 2007, Simensen was appointed Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav.

Carl Bock

He was a member of Videnskapsselskapet i Kristiania (now Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters) and was a knight, first class of the Order of St. Olav.

Carl Johan Michelet

Michelet was awarded a number of honours, including the Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav in 1901.

Christian Friele

Friele was twice in his life offered a knighthood of the Order of St. Olav; he rejected both offers.

Firmly believing that orders of merit would compromise his integrity as editor, he twice declined the offer of being rewarded the Order of St. Olav.

Christian Thams

Thams received various honors including Gold medal for Norway's pavilion at the Exposition Universelle (1889), Knight First Class Order of St. Olav, Knight in the Swedish Order of the Polar Star and Knight of the French Legion of Honour.

Earl S. Hoag

His foreign decorations include the British Honorary Companion, Most Excellent Order of the Bath; the Norwegian Order of St. Olav, Commander with Star; the Chinese Special Collar Order of Yun-Hui, and the French Legion of Honor, Chevalier, and Croix de Guerre with Palm.

Ellen Horn

On that occasion, she was appointed Commander of the Order of St. Olav.

Erling Steen

Steen was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav (1947) and a Knight of the Order of the Crown, the Order of the Dannebrog, the Legion of Honour and the Order of the Polar Star.

Eyvind Hellstrøm

In 2007 Hellstrøm was awarded the Knight, First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav.

Folke Hauger Johannessen

Hauger Johannessen was decorated with the Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav in 1972.

Fredrik Bull-Hansen

Bull-Hansen was decorated Commander with Star of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1984.

Helge Jordal

Helge Jordal (born 17 February 1946 in Bergen, Norway) is an Norwegian actor, appointed a Knight of the Royal Order of St. Olav in 2006 for his long career as an actor on both screen and stage, and his position as a "grand old man" among Norwegian actors.

Royal Order of St. Olav 2006 for his long career as an actor on both screen and stage

Henki Kolstad

Among the awards he received during his career was an honorary Amanda in 1990, and Commander of the Order of St. Olav.

Hjalmar Inge Sunde

Sunde has been decorated with the National Service Medal with three stars, Defence Service Medal with 2 stars, the Defence Service Medal with Laurel Branch and appointed a Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav.

Inge Johansen

Johansen was decorated in 1981 as a Commander of the Order of St. Olav for his work in technical research and education in Norway.

Johannes Eide

On December 14, 2006, Eide was awarded the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav for his work to preserve the Norwegian ship building and coastal history and culture, and for his work with the local environment and culture.

Karen-Christine Friele

In 2000 Friele was appointed a Knight 1st Class of the Order of St. Olav.

Lars Walløe

2005 – Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav, Commander (Den Kongelige Norske St. Olavs Orden, Kommandør).

N. Chr. Nielsen

He was decorated with the King's Medal of Merit, the Order of St. Olav (Knight, First Class) and several foreign orders.

Odd Gleditsch, Sr.

In 1965 he was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav.

Otto Vincent Lange

Otto Vincent Lange was proclaimed Knight of the Order of St. Olav 1847, promoted to Commander in 1857, and in 1863 was awarded the Grand Cross in 1863.

Ødegården Verk

Tellef Dahll was known for his work in geological surveying and standing as Stortinget member for Bratsberg (now Telemark), and he was later made a knight in both the Order of St. Olav and the Order of the Polar Star.

Wanda Hjort Heger

In 1985, both Wanda and Bjørn Heger were awarded the Order of St. Olav for their humanitarian war-time efforts.


Adolphus von Dalberg

Adolphus von Dalberg (29 May 1678 – 3 November 1737) was a German Benedictine Prince-Abbot of Fulda Abbey and founder of the former university in the same city — University of Fulda.

Banz Abbey

Banz Abbey (German: Kloster Banz), now known as Banz Castle (German: Schloss Banz), is a former Benedictine monastery, since 1978 a part of the town of Bad Staffelstein north of Bamberg, Bavaria, southern Germany.

Burton P. C. Hall

Hall was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2001, and in 2003 he was appointed a Knight of the Order of St. Sylvester (KSS) by Pope John Paul II.

David Edward

Sir David was awarded the Distinguished Cross, first class, Order of St. Raymond of Peñafort (Spain) in 1979, Orden de San Raimundo de Peñafort, Cruz Distinguida (Primera Clase), and in 2012 the Republic of France appointed him as an Officer of the Legion of Honour (Officier de la Legion d’Honneur) and Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

DCSS

Dame Comander of Saint Sylvester, female variant of class in one of the orders of knighthood of the Holy See

Eilif W. Paulson

He was educated from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in Trondheim and was appointed Knight of the Order of St. Olav in 1958.

Ferrières Abbey

Ferrières Abbey was a Benedictine monastery situated at Ferrières-en-Gâtinais in the arrondissement of Montargis, in the département of Loiret, France.

Ficquelmont Palace

As a sign of his appreciation for Ficquelmont's work, Emperor Nicholas I awarded him the Orders of St. Andrew, St. Alexander Nevsky, St. Vladimir and St. Anna.

Fontgombault Abbey

The Abbey of Notre-Dame de Fontgombault (Abbaye de Notre-Dame de Fontgombault) is a Benedictine monastery of the Solesmes Congregation located in Fontgombault in the département of Indre, in the province of Berry, France.

Francis Storrs

During the First World War, he initially worked for the civil service in matters concerned with supplying Russia; he was awarded the Russian Order of St. Anne for this service.

Gagarin family

During service as vice-president, he was the recipient of several distinctions: the Order of Saint Stanislaus 1st class (1834), the Order of St. Anna 1st class (1835), the Order of St. Vladimir 2nd class (1839) and the Order of the White Eagle (1841).

Gerardus Odonis

After he had entered the Order of St. Francis, most probably at Châteauroux, and consequently had belonged to the Touraine province of the order, he became a member of the Aquitanian province and still belonged to this latter (without, however, being provincial minister) when he was elected minister general of the order, 10 June 1329, at the general chapter.

Gerry Livingston

In recognition of his charitable work, he was knighted by Pope John XXIII in 1962, received the Order of St. Gregory and was later named a Knight of Malta.

Gheorghe Magheru

For his personal contribution, Magheru was decorated with the Order of Saint Anne by Tsar Alexander I himself.

Gleb Botkin

He married Nadine Mandraji, widow of Ensign of the Dragoons regiment, nobleman Michael Nikolaevich Mandraji, who was the chevalier of the Order of St. George and was killed in battle in June 1915 at Grodno in Belarus.

Grande-Sauve Abbey

Grande-Sauve Abbey or Sauve-Majeure Abbey is a former Benedictine monastery near the present village of La Sauve in the department of the Gironde, in a region once heavily forested.

Ivan Kuskov

In 1819 he was recommended for the Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class, but had not received the award by the time of his death in 1823.

Johno Johnson

Johnson has been awarded a life membership of the Labor Party, and a papal knight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great.

The Hon John Richard "Johno" Johnson KCSG (born 26 July 1930) is a former Australian politician.

Münchenbuchsee

The knight Kuno von Buchsee donated his entire possessions to the Order of St. John after having returned for the third time from a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.

Nidaros Cathedral Boys' Choir

But when planning the 900th anniversary of the death of St. Olav, chaplain Arne Fjellbu, later to become bishop, took the initiative to establish a new boys' choir in Trondheim.

Nikolai Velyaminov

Velyaminov was appointed a Privy Councillor in 1905 and awarded the Order of St. Anne, 1st degree, in 1907.

Order of St. Anastasia

It was established and its statutes approved on August 20, 2010 by HIH Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna.

Order of St. Andrew

The colour of the sash differs from the colour of the Imperial era, and resembles the shade of the sash of the British Order of the Garter.

He witnessed first hand the awards ceremonies for England's Order of the Garter and Austria's Order of the Golden Fleece and noticed the loyalty and pride of the awardees.

Order of St. Anne

Order of St. Anna, Russian Imperial order of chivalry established by Karl Friedrich, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp on 14 February 1735

Order of St. Michael the Archangel

It was created in commemoration of the 1000 years of Russian Orthodoxy, the 375th anniversary of the ascension to the throne of the House of Romanov, and the 50th anniversary of his own accession as head of the dynasty.

Order of St. Patrick

When an individual was entitled to use multiple post-nominal letters, KP appeared before all others, except "Bt" and "Btss" (Baronet and Baronetess), "VC" (Victoria Cross), "GC" (George Cross), "KG" (Knight of the Garter) and "KT" (Knight of the Thistle).

Prime Minister Winston Churchill suggested reviving the Order in 1943 to recognise the services of General The Hon.

Order of St. Prince Lazar

5 February 1998 the heir to the Serbian throne, in exile, Prince Peter III is officially included in the list of holders of the Order of St. Prince Lazar.

Play of Daniel

A recorded 1958 performance by the group at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and featuring boy choristers of the Church of the Transfiguration as satraps and soldiers, was released by Decca, with sleeve notes by Paul Henry Lang and Dom Rembert Weakland, O.S.B., who had discovered the text at the British Library.

Pöhlde Abbey

Pöhlde Abbey was a Premonstratensian (previously Benedictine) monastery at Pöhlde, now a small village and part of the town of Herzberg am Harz, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Randol Abbey

Randol Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Randol) is a Benedictine monastery situated at Randol near the village of Saint-Saturnin, Puy-de-Dôme department, in the Auvergne mountains of France.

Seeon Abbey

Seeon Abbey (Kloster Seeon) was a Benedictine monastery in the municipality of Seeon-Seebruck in the rural district of Traunstein in Bavaria, Germany.

Sergey Muravyov-Apostol

He took part in the battle of Vitebsk, the battle of Borodino, the battle of Tarutino, the Battle of Maloyaroslavets, the battle at the crossing of the Berezina river (for which he was awarded the golden sword for bravery), the Battle of Nations at Leipzig, and the battle for Paris (for which he was awarded with the Order of St. Anna, second degree).

St Mark's Abbey

St Mark's Abbey, Camperdown, is an Anglican Benedictine monastery situated in Victoria, Australia.

St. Mary's Knockbeg College

Myles Keogh, second lieutenant of his unit in the papal army's Battalion of St. Patrick (1860-1862) who was made Knight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great by Pope Pius IX.

St. Olav's Medal With Oak Branch

Olav's Medal with Oak Branch is a Norwegian military award, which was instituted by King Haakon VII of Norway on 6 February 1942.

Strakonice

Later they donated a part of the castle to the knights of the Order of St. John.

Teresa Margaret of the Sacred Heart

At the age of 9, she was enrolled in the boarding school of the Benedictine nuns of the Monastery of St. Apollonia in Florence.

Tower of St. Olav

During this reconstruction Vyborg сastle took the general form that it has retained to this day, but Horn did not have time to finish the defensive works and Tower of St. Olav was finally reconstructed by his son, Eric XIV.

Trinity Abbey, Vendôme

Trinity Abbey, Vendôme, was a Benedictine monastery founded in 1035 in Vendôme by Geoffrey Martel and his first wife, Agnes of Burgundy.

William Edwin Franklin

Four priests were named Chaplains to His Holiness, eight lay men were honored as Knights of St. Gregory the Great, three women received the honor of Dames of the Order of St. Gregory the Great and 11 men and women received the Cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice.

Yevgraph Kruten

A month later, he received his captaincy, as well as the Order of St. Vladimir Fourth Class with Swords and Ribbon.

Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics

On 30 May 1922, he received the Grand Cross of the Order of St. Sylvester, 1st Class (Holy See).