Order of the Redeemer
The Order of the Redeemer , with full name Order of the Redeemer of the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ in the Duchy of Mantua , was an Italian knightly order . The foundation took place at Pentecost 1608 by Duke Vincent von Gonzaga in the church of St. Andrew in Mantua. Legend has it that the Savior's blood drops were kept in a box here. Every year the religious day was celebrated in this church . The number of knights was set at twenty, with 14 present at the foundation. Around 1708, after the death of Duke Carl IV , the order and the duchy came to the House of Austria .
Order decoration
The sign of the order was a golden oval medallion with two angels standing against each other. The angels hold a golden monstrance. In the middle of the monstrance in the ostensorium, three gemstones symbolize three drops of blood. A motto of the order with the following inscription: "Nihil hoc triste recepto" surrounded this decoration. Another was on a label on the chain of orders: "Domina probasti me".
Order chain and way of wearing
The knights wore the medal on a large gold chain around their necks hanging over their chests. The chain was composed alternately of golden, oval white enameled labels and connected with small golden links. On one sign was a golden monstrance with three red dots in the middle, another showed the second motto in black letters.
literature
- Illustrations of those knight orders which have their own order clothing, together with a historical message attached to each order, collected and edited by Christian Friedrich Schwan, published by CF Schwan and CGGöß, Mannheim 1791