Order of St. Philip the Apostle

Order of Saint Philip the Apostle
Collar of the Order of St. Philip the Apostle
Awarded by the Emperor of the Abeldane Empire and King of Alenshka
Type	Dynastic order
Established	15 April 2016
Motto	Semper in Actu Always in act
Eligibility	Exceptional achievements to the Christendom
Awarded for	At the monarch's pleasure
Status	Currently constituted
Sovereign	Newton
Grades	Knight/Dame (KSP/DSP) Commander (CSP)
Statistics
First induction	15 April 2016
Last induction	6 June 2019
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of the Two Eagles
Next (lower)	Order of St. Bartholomew
Ribbon of the Order of St. Philip the Apostle

The Order of St. Philip the Apostle is an order of chivalry bestowed by the Monarch of the Abeldane Empire. Founded on the 15 April, it was originally the highest Abeldane chivalric order but due to the establishment of the Order of the Two Eagles, it became second from 2017 until 2019 when the Awards and Decorations Act reinstated it as the highest order of chivalry in the Empire.

History

The order was created on the 15 April 2016, after much consideration by Emperor Stephen on creating a new higher order. The Order of St. Bartholomew became common for awarding and therefore a much higher order was established for highest restriction and eligibility. Eligible people for the order are required to be a Christian of any denomination, as long as their service to the Christendom was of great recognition. An exception for this are the Knights and Dames of the order, which 3 slots are reserved: 2 for the heads of the houses of the federal monarchy and 1 for the Duke of Creton, of which he is a lifetime member.

If the other house succeeds to the throne, the head of the house succeeding will have to relinquish his/her place as Knight/Dame to the head of the house of present.

Grades

The order is currently divided into two grades, excluding the sovereign:

• Sovereign
• Knight/Dame (reserved for heads of Imperial houses)
• Commander (Maximum of 7 persons)

Recipients

Knight/Dame (KSP/DSP)

• HI&RH The Princess Rachel, Duchess of Eastlands, 2nd Duchess of Trentonshire - 15 April 2016
• HI&RH The Prince Donald, Duke of Pleston - 15 April 2016
• HG Llewelyn Lawton, Duke of Creton - 15 April 2016
• HG John Gordon, Marquis of New Kent - 23 June 2017
• HI&RH The Grand Prince Griffin, Duke of Manchester, later Emperor Griffin - 28 July 2017
• HI&RH The Grand Prince Newton, Marquis of Middleham, later Emperor Newton - 14 February 2018
• HI&RH The Ervecysarich Stephen, Duke of Claret - 16 December 2018

Commander (CSP)

• Leif I, King of Unixploria - 16 April 2016
• Julian I, Imperial Grand Duke of Lundenwic - 3 July 2016
• Isaac Reuel - 24 March 2017
• Anthony Clark - 16 December 2018
• Tarik Kârjasary - 16 December 2018
• Edward Daniels - 6 June 2019