Order of January
The Januarius Order , also known as the Order of St. Januarius or St. Januarius Order , was a Sicilian order of knights established by King Charles IV of Naples and Sicily (later King Charles III of Spain ) on July 6, 1738 in honor of his marriage was donated with Princess Maria Amalia of Saxony .
It could only be awarded to Catholics who could prove the nobility on four ancestors.
Since Sicily's union with Italy ( 1861 ) the order has been abolished.
Order classes
The order had only one class and was initially limited to 60 members. It was later awarded without restriction.
Order decoration
The order consists of an eight-pointed red and white enameled gold rimmed Maltese cross . Small golden balls on each tip. In each of the cross corners there is a golden Bourbon lily . In the center of the front of the cross is the plastic image of St. Januarius in episcopal clothing. Half of the body is only visible, the right hand raised in blessing and a book in the left. The arm joint encloses the crosier . Under the body in the semicircle the golden inscription IN SANGUINE FOEDUS (in the blood the alliance). On the back of the cross is a golden medallion surrounded by green palm branches . Inside is a golden book and two half-filled measuring cups.
Ribbon and way of wearing
The ribbon is ponceau red.
The order was worn with a sash over the right shoulder to the left hip and with a breast star .
Order clothing
For festivities was a ceremony clothes duty. A purple moiré coat embroidered with lilies and lined with pearl gray taffeta and simulating ermine fur was adorned with two golden strings. A black velvet hat with a red feather and a skirt and vest were worn. White or red stockings and black shoes with gold rosettes were part of the clothing. When wearing the clothes, however, only a gold medal chain placed around the neck was worn. This had alternating chain links made of Bourbon lilies and religious symbols.
Members of the order
In 2014 the order had the following knights
- Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro and Grand Master,
- Francesco Maria von Borbón Prince of the Two Sicilies
- Gennaro Maria von Borbón Prince of the Two Sicilies
- Luigi Alfonso Maria von Borbón Prince of the Two Sicilies
- Alessandro Enrico Maria von Borbón Prince of the Two Sicilies
- Casimiro Maria of Borbón Prince of the Two Sicilies
- Antonio Maria of Borbón Prince of the Two Sicilies
- Matthew Festing , Prince-Grand Master of the Sovereign Knights and Hospitallers Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and Malta - formerly Jerusalem, called from Rhodes, called from Malta
- Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza
- Renato Raffaele Cardinal Martino
- Count Andrzej Ciechanowiecki
- Ambassador Count Carlo Marullo di Condojanni , Prince of Casalnuovo
- Don Ferdinando Gaetani dell'Aquila d'Aragona , Prince of Piedmont, Duke of Laurenzana, Count of Alife
- Duke Francesco d'Avalos, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire , Marquis of Pescara and Vasto
- Filippo Massimo, Prince of Arsoli and Duke of Anticoli Corrado
- Carlo Cito Filomarino, Prince of Rocca d'Aspro, Prince of Bitetto, Marquis of Torrecuso
- Gregorio Carafa Cantelmo Stuart, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire , Prince of Roccella, Duke of Bruzzano
- Don Roberto Caracciolo , Duke of San Vito
- Prince Giovanni Battista de Medici , Prince of Ottajano, Duke of Casalnuovo
- Simeon Carl Eugen Joseph Leopold Archduke of Austria , Royal Prince of Hungary and Bohemia
literature
- Maximilian Gritzner : Handbook of the orders of knights and merit of all civilized states of the world , Leipzig 1893
- The orders, coats of arms and flags of all regents and states , Leipzig 1883–1887