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{{infobox order | |||
| name = Most Distinguished Imperial Order of the Holy Cross | |||
| image = Order of the Holy Spirit.jpg | |||
| image_size = 200px | |||
| caption = Badge of the order | |||
| country = {{flag|Levantine Union}} | |||
| type = {{wpl|Order (honour)|Order}} | |||
| eligibility = Baptized [[Catholic Church|Catholics]] who are citizens of member-states of the [[Levantine Union]] | |||
| awarded_for = Prominent achievements in the advancement of Christianity or the [[Levantine Union]] | |||
| campaign = | |||
| status = Currently constituted | |||
| description = | |||
| motto = ''For God and the Empire'' | |||
| clasps = | |||
| post-nominals = | |||
| established = 1555 | |||
| individual = | |||
|head_title = [[Emperor of the Levantines|Sovereign]] and Grand Master | |||
|head = [[Riordan VIII|Emperor Riordan II]] | |||
| grades = | |||
*Imperial Knight/Dame of the Holy Cross (IHC) | |||
*Imperial Knight/Dame (IKL/IDL) | |||
*Knight/Dame (KHC/DHC) | |||
*Officer (OHC) | |||
*Member (MHC) | |||
| related = | |||
| image2 = [[File:Croix de Guerre Vichy ribbon.svg|90px]] | |||
| caption2 = | |||
}} | |||
The '''Most Distinguished Imperial Order of the Holy Cross''' is a [[Holy Levantine Empire|Levantine Imperial]] [[Levantine Catholic Church|Catholic]] order of chivalry, rewarding contributions advancement of the cause of the Levantine Union and the Levantine Catholic Church. The Order was established by Emperor Conchobar III in 1555 as a reward for those giving service to faith and Empire during the [[Great Confessional War]]. Like some other institutions of the Holy Levantine Empire, the Order continued to exist past the [[Treaty of Corcra]], and it exists today in the stewardship of the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]], who also holds the title of [[Emperor of the Levantines]]. Since the end of the [[Great War]], membership in the Order has been granted for those who perform an act of service for the [[Levantine Union]], recognizing it as a successor of the Empire. | The '''Most Distinguished Imperial Order of the Holy Cross''' is a [[Holy Levantine Empire|Levantine Imperial]] [[Levantine Catholic Church|Catholic]] order of chivalry, rewarding contributions advancement of the cause of the Levantine Union and the Levantine Catholic Church. The Order was established by Emperor Conchobar III in 1555 as a reward for those giving service to faith and Empire during the [[Great Confessional War]]. Like some other institutions of the Holy Levantine Empire, the Order continued to exist past the [[Treaty of Corcra]], and it exists today in the stewardship of the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]], who also holds the title of [[Emperor of the Levantines]]. Since the end of the [[Great War]], membership in the Order has been granted for those who perform an act of service for the [[Levantine Union]], recognizing it as a successor of the Empire. | ||
==History== | ==History== |