Ordem Militar de Cristo
# Ordem Militar de Cristo

The Ordem Militar de Cristo (Military Order of Christ), the full name of which is the Military Order of Our Knights of Lord Jesus Christ, is a Portuguese honorific Order which takes its name from the extinct Order of Christ (1834), which is given for distinguished service in the performance of functions in sovereign positions or public administration, and for the judiciary and diplomacy, which is seen as being particularly distinguished.

## Degrees

The Order of Christ Military consists of five levels:

* Grand Cross (GCC)
* Grand Officer (GOC)
* Commander (ComC)
* Officer (OC)
* Knight (CvC) / Dame (DmC)

Like other Portuguese Orders, the title of Honorary Member (MHC, going by its Portuguese acronym for Membro-Honorário) can also be bestowed on institutions and locations.

## List of awardees

19TH CENTURY

* Bernardino António Gomes (Cavaleiro)
* Antonio Joaquim da Fonseca Neves (presidente da Camara Municipal d'esta Cidate Aracaju Sergipe; Cavaleiro)
* Inácio de Sousa Rolim (Comendador)
* Manuel José Gavinho (comendador)
* José Gavinho Viana (comendador)
* Antônio José Gomes Bastos, 2º Barão de Catas Altas
* Francisco José Pacheco, Segundo Barão de São Francisco Portugal, Visconde de São Francisco Brasil

20TH CENTURY

* Manuel de Almeida Amaral
* João Maria Feijóo
* Carlos Carvalhas
* Juvenal de Araújo
* Joaquim Maria de Mendonça Lino Netto
* Manuel José Pinto Osório
* Fernando Abbott Galvão
* Francisco Sá Carneiro, a título póstumo.
* Carlos Alberto da Mota Pinto
* Mário Soares, former Portuguese Prime Minister and former President of the Portuguese Republic.
* Leonardo Ribeiro de Almeida
* Freitas do Amaral
* Vítor Pereira Crespo
* Francisco Pinto Balsemão, former Portuguese prime minister
* Edvard Beneš, Czechoslovak politician and president
* Joaquim Letria, journalist.
* Ramalho Eanes, former Portuguese President
* Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles, architect
* Jaime Gama, professor, journalist and politician.
* Rui Machete
* Eurico de Melo, engineer and politician
* José Saraiva Martins
* Carlos Augusto Corrêa Paes d’Assumpção, posthumously
* João de Deus Pinheiro
* Aristides de Sousa Mendes, posthumously.
* António Alçada Baptista
* Carlos de Azeredo
* Cavaco Silva, President of the Portuguese Republic.
* Durão Barroso, former prime minister of Portugal and ex-President of the European Commission.
* José Cutileiro
* Mota Amaral
* Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira
* António Cardoso e Cunha
* Filipe VI da Espanha, King of Spain.
* António Mega Ferreira
* Francisco Lucas Pires
* Nuno Krus Abecassis, posthumously.
* Ana Gomes
* José Menéres Pimentel
* António Guterres, former Prime Minister of Portugal.
* João Salgueiro
* Francisco Seixas da Costa
* João Henrique Ulrich Jr.
* José Augusto Prestes (GOC), former president of C.R. Vasco da Gama.
* Cyro Aranha, former president of C.R. Vasco da Gama.

21ST CENTURY

* Pedro Santana Lopes, former Portuguese Prime Minister.
* António Pinto da França
* Gonçalo Santa Clara Gomes
* Fernando Andersen de Guimarães
* José Luís Gomes
* Manuel Fernandes Pereira
* João de Vallera
* Álvaro Mendonça e Moura
* Miguel Sousa (comendador)
* António Vitorino
* António Barreto
* Manuela Ferreira Leite
* João Salgueiro
* Pedro Pires de Miranda
* António de Almeida Santos
* Henrique Nascimento Rodrigues
* Eduardo Catroga
* Rui Moura Ramos
* Fernando Pinto Monteiro
* Carlos César
* Luís Vasco Valença Pinto
* José António Mesquita
* Alexandre do Nascimento
* José Souto de Moura
* José Manuel Garcia Mendes Cabeçadas
* D. Letícia Ortiz Rocasolado (Queen of Spain)
* Fernando Teixeira dos Santos
* Mariano Gago
* Assunção Esteves
* Guilherme d'Oliveira Martins
* Alberto João Jardim

## Institutions

* Associação Académica de Coimbra
* Club Sport Marítimo
* Colégio Militar
* Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
* Instituto Militar dos Pupilos do Exército
* Sociedade Histórica da Independência de Portugal
* Sporting Clube de Portugal
* Sport Lisboa e Benfica
* Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama
* Corpo de Polícia de Segurança Pública da Província de Cabo Verde (1974)
* Polícia de Segurança Pública (1988)
* Corpo de Polícia de Segurança Pública de Macau (1991)
* Atlético Clube de Portugal (1951)

## List of council members

* Kaúlza de Arriaga (1966-1974)
