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Benemerenti Medals
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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Pontifical decorations instituted by Gregory XVI, 1832, and awarded as a recognition of distinguished military and civilservices. The military medal bears on one side the image of Gregory XVI and on the other an angel bearing a scroll with the word Benemerenti beneath the papal emblems. The civilmedal has Benemerenti surrounded by a crown of oak leaves engraved on its face surface. They are worn on the breast, suspended by ribbons of the papal colors.
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Entry for 'Benemerenti Medals'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/b/benemerenti-medals.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Benemerenti Medals'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/b/benemerenti-medals.html. 1910.
