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8 unusual facts about Order of the Holy Sepulchre


Cathedral of Mary Our Queen

On March 20, 2012 Bishop William Lori of Bridgeport, Connecticut became 16th Archbishop of Baltimore succeeding Cardinal Edwin F. O'Brien, who was named Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem by Pope Benedict XVI.

Donn B. Murphy

Born in San Antonio, Texas, Murphy grew up in Leavenworth, Kansas, where his father, Arthur Morton Murphy, a Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre, was president of Saint Mary College (now the University of Saint Mary (Kansas).

Edward Blom

He is a well-known and active member in the catholic environments, and on 2008 was ordained as a Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem by the catholic bishop Anders Arborelius.

James Callan Graham

In recognition of his faithful service to the church, Callan was made a Knight in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre.

Johan Basset

This is probably a reference to the convent of Santa Anna at Barcelona, which was originally a house of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre under the guidance of the Patriarch of Jerusalem.

Nicholas Frederic Brady

A devout Roman Catholic, she was a Dame of the Order of Malta, Dame of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre, holder of the papal Cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice, founder of the Carroll Club ("for Catholic business girls"), the 1933 recipient of the University of Notre Dame's Laetare Medal as the most notable lay Catholic in America, Board Chairman of the Girl Scouts of the USA and a Vice-President of the Welfare Council of New York.

Relics of Sainte-Chapelle

These relics were handed over to the archbishop of Paris in 1804 and are still held in the cathedral treasury of Notre Dame, cared for by the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre and the cathedral chapter.

Valerie Huttle

Huttle and her husband were inducted into the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem in ceremonies held in September 2000 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City, having been recommended for the honor by Cardinal Theodore McCarrick.


Burton P. C. Hall

Sir Burton P. C. Hall, KSS, KHS (born December 10, 1947 in Nassau, The Bahamas) is a Judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, a position he was elected to in August, 2009.

Duncan McNair

Duncan McNair, KHS (born 2 November 1955) is a commercial and corporate litigation lawyer and author, the youngest of seven children of Squadron Leader Robin McNair and his wife, Estelle (née Townsend), who was a great-niece of Sir Edmond Townsend.

Hippolyte Hélyot

After spending his youth in study, he entered, in his twenty-fourth year, the friary of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis, founded in Picpus-—now part of Paris—-by his uncle, Jérôme Hélyot, a canon regular of the Order of the Holy Sepulcher.

Niccolò Marini

He was highly decorated as well, having been made Commander of the Order of Queen Isabel of Spain, of the Order of the Crown of Prussia, and of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre, and an Officer of the Légion d'honneur.

Richard Clough

By virtue of his visit to Jerusalem, he became a Knight of the Holy Sepulchre.


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