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The Order of Saint Blaise was an order founded in Armenia in the 12th century. It took its name from Saint Blaise, patron saint of the Armenian kingdom.

The order was divided into religious, who were charged with the holy offices and missionary work among the unbelievers, and the fighters, who defended the country against the attacks of the Muslims. It rendered great services for a century and only disappeared when Armenia was conquered by the Turks.

The name has also been used by various pseudo-chivalric orders and in games such as Vampire: The Masquerade.

According to Thomas Robson (The British Herald, 1830), the order was also called the Order of St. Bass.^[1]

References

^ "Period Order Names". www.farreaches.org. Archived from the original on 30 November 2005. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

Bibliography

La Grande Encyclopedie s.v. Saint-Blaise (Ordre de).

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[1] "Period Order Names". www.farreaches.org. Archived from the original on 30 November 2005. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

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+The '''Order of Saint Blaise''' was an [[Religious order|order]] founded in [[Armenia]] in the 12th century. It took its name from [[Saint Blaise]], [[patron saint]] of the Armenian kingdom.
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+The order was divided into religious, who were charged with the holy offices and missionary work among the unbelievers, and the fighters, who defended the country against the attacks of the [[Muslims]]. It rendered great services for a century and only disappeared when Armenia was [[Turkish Armenia|conquered by the Turks]].
-== History of the Order ==
-'''The Order of St. Blaise''' or the Order of St. Blaise and the [[Virgin mary|Virgin Mary]] is a military monastic order that was founded in [[Armenia]] in the 12th century. It got its name from St. Blaise, the patron saint of the [[Armenia|Armenian kingdom]]. Also exists as a dynastic award.
-St. Blaise was considered the [[Patronage|patron]] saint of the kingdom and was a [[Christian martyr]] (died 316 AD), also revered as the patron saint of those who suffer from throat diseases (since the 8th century).
-It is believed that the founder of the Order was [[Leo I, King of Armenia|Levon I]], the first king of [[Cilician Armenia]]. The last king, [[Leon De Lusignan|Leo V de Lusignan]], was granted safe passage and died in exile in Paris in 1393 after futile calls for a new crusade.
-In 1396, the title and privileges of Levon V were transferred to James I, his cousin and [[king of Cyprus]]. Thus the title of King of Armenia was merged with those of King of [[Cyprus]] and titular King of [[Jerusalem]]. After the fall of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, the Knights of St. Blaise continued to exist under the rule of the [[House of Lusignan]] to the present day.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Website Order of Saint Blaise |url=https://saintblaise.ru/about/}}</ref>
-The order was divided into [[Monk|monks]], who were entrusted with sacred duties and [[missionary|missionary activities]] among the [[Infidel|infidels]], and [[Knight|knights]] who defended the country from [[Muslims|Muslim]] attacks. He rendered a great service for a century and disappeared only when Armenia was conquered by the [[Turkish people|Turks]].
-In the 14th century, during the [[Black Death]], the church established a group of 14 saints known as the [[Fourteen Holy Helpers]], one of whom is Saint Blaise, to comfort the general population. During this time, the [[blessing]] of the throat was introduced with a pair of crossed candles to protect against throat [[Disease|diseases]]. Later, it became common practice to bless in this way on the [[Feast Day|feast day]] of St. Blaise, February 3rd.
-In the book of A. Chukhadzhyan, which is dedicated to Christian saints of Armenian origin in [[Western Europe]], in the chapter "Saint Blaise" there is a brief mention that in the XII century. King Levon I founded in Cilicia the [[Military monastic order|military-monastic]] order of St. Blaise, or St. Blaise and the Virgin Mary, following the example of [[the Knights Templar]].<ref>Thcouhadjian A. Pélerins d’Arménie, Saints d’Occident: Evêques et prédicateurs venus évangéliser l’Europe aux IIIe-Ve et Xe-XIe siècles. Paris, 2011. P. 253</ref>
 The name has also been used by various [[Self-styled orders|pseudo-chivalric orders]] and in games such as ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade]]''.
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 According to Thomas Robson (''The British Herald'', 1830), the order was also called the Order of St. Bass.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.farreaches.org/~tasha/heraldry/ordernames.html |title=Period Order Names |website=www.farreaches.org |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051130233358/http://www.farreaches.org/~tasha/heraldry/ordernames.html |archive-date=30 November 2005 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
+==References==
-== Membership, ranks and insignia of the Order ==
-A worthy [[candidate]], regardless of origin or rank, who shares the ideas of the Order, may apply to the [[Grand master (order)|Grand Master]] through the [[Chancellor|chancellery]] or [[ambassador]] for entry into the Order with the rank of knight or lady. Persons may also be awarded the title of knight or dame of the Order by the Grand Master as a reward for certain services in the field of humanity before the Armenian people and / or the Royal House of Lusignan.
-The ranks of the Order, from beginner to higher, must be:
-* Knight or Dame (KSBA/DSBA)
-* Knight or Dame, [[Commander]] (KCSB/DCSB)
-* Knight or Dame, [[Officer]] (KOSB/DOSB)
-* Knight or Dame, [[Prior (ecclesiastical)|Prior]] (KPSB/DPSB)
-The following ranks are reserved as high honors:
-* Knight or Dame, Grand Cross (GCSB)
-* Knight or Dame, Grand Collar (GSB)
-The rank of Grand Collar is reserved for [[Diplomatic rank|diplomatic]] awards to the head of royal houses, senior government officials, and church leaders such as the [[Patriarch]] of the Orthodox Church.
-The rank of Grand Cross is reserved for diplomatic awards to the Head or Grand Master of Knightly Orders with Friendship Agreements with the Order and Knight Priors or Knight Officers as a reward for certain services in the field of humanity or excellent services to the Order.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://saintblaise.ru/ranks/ |title=Ranks of the Order|access-date=July 7, 2023}}</ref>
-== Grand Master of the Order ==
-Prince Louis George [[de Lusignan]] Kalfa Nar Bey (b. 1946 [[London]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://saintblaise.ru/about/ |title=Our Grand Master|access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/orderofsaintblaise/ |title=Grand Master of the Order on social media page of the Order|access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>
-Currently lives in London, [[UK]], [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]] and [[Nicosia]], [[Cyprus]].
-== Patron of the Order ==
-[[HRH]] [[Prince]] Yohannan II Bet Hady’ab<ref>{{cite web|url=https://saintblaise.ru/about/ |title=Our royal patron|access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/orderofsaintblaise/ |title=Royal patron of the Order on social media page of the Order|access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>, Crown Prince of [[Adiabene]], Prince of [[Assyria]], Lord of [[Nineveh]], Head of the Royal House of Adiabene and Assyria, became the Royal Patron of the Order of Saint Blaise, also known as the Order of Saint Blaise of Armenia.
-HRH Prince Yohannan II is recognized by the Unione della Nobiltà Bizantina as "a true, legitimate, modern and honored Assyrian Christian [[warrior]]-prince who has dedicated himself in the first rank to the defense of his land, his people, his traditions and identity." He is an honorary member of the Union of the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] nobility of the [[Roman Empire]] and the Eastern Roman Empire, as well as the international cultural association "[[Aristocracy]] [[Europe]]".<ref>Unione della Nobiltà Bizantina // publication January 17, 2022</ref>
-Recently, His Royal Highness Prince Yohannan II was elected by over 300 Assyrian representatives from various parts of the occupied territories of Assyria in the [[Middle East]] as the [[sovereign]] Head of State and [[Commander-in-chief|Commander-in-Chief]] of Assyria.
-== Ambassador of the Order ==
-Ambassador of the Order His Royal Highness Prince and Duke Victor Ageev-[[Poltorzhitsky]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://saintblaise.ru/about/|title=Our ambassador|access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://royalcrimea.site/head-of-dynasty/|title=Website of the Head of the House of Genghis Khan - Princes and Dukes of the Crimean-Belarusian (Royal House of Crimea)|access-date=2023-07-03}}</ref>, titular prince of the [[Crimea]] and the [[Golden Horde]], head of the Royal House of Poltorzhitsky and the House of Genghis Khan - Princes and Dukes of the Crimean-Belarusian (Royal House of Crimea), a direct descendant of [[Genghis Khan]] and the Khan of Crimea [[Hacı I Giray|Haci I Giray]] (Dawlat Birdi).
-Cavalier and Knight-Master of the Order of the Keepers of the Royal Silence (formerly the Order of the Galician Cross), Cavalier and Ambassador of the ancient royal [[Order of Saint Catherine with Mount Sinai|Order of St. Catherine from Mount Sinai]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://saintcatherine.ru/about/|title=Order of Saint Catherine with Mount Sinai|access-date=2023-07-03}}</ref> in Belarus, Cavalier and Ambassador of the Order of St. Blaise<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://saintblaise.ru/about/|title=Order of Saint Blaise|access-date=2023-07-03}}</ref> in Belarus. Cavalier and Royal Patron of the Order of the Asiatic Cross,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://asiancross.ru/abot/|title=Order of the Asiatic Cross|access-date=2023-07-03}}</ref> also known as La croix de l'ordre Asiatique. Grand Marshal and acting president of the International Nobility Assembly "Szlachta",<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://szlachta.site/about/|title=International Nobility Club "Szlachta"|access-date=2023-07-03}}</ref> manager of the People's Slavic Association "Sane" and Grand Master of the Order of Free Knights. He is also a member of the Belarusian Peace Foundation.
-== References ==
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-== Literature ==
+== Bibliography ==
 * ''[[La Grande Encyclopedie]]'' ''s.v.'' Saint-Blaise (Ordre de).
-* L. Charpentier. Bosean. The Secret of the Templars (translated by E. Golovina). Moscow, 2008.
-* A. R. Andreev Monastic orders. Part III. Spiritual and knightly orders of the XII-XIII centuries. Moscow, 2003.
-* Brockhaus-Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary in 86 volumes. St. Petersburg. 1990-1993 (reprint 1890).
-* I. G. Spassky. Foreign and Russian orders until 1917. 1963.
-== Links ==
-* [https://saintblaise.ru/ Website of the Order]
-* [https://royalcrimea.site Website of the Ambassador of the Order]
-* [https://www.facebook.com/orderofsaintblaise/ Order on social media]
-* [https://www.griffofocasusa.org/union-of-byzantine-nobility Unione della Nobiltà Bizantina]
-* [https://www.nobility-association.com/ International cultural association "Aristocracy Europe"]
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