Lauretan Cross

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Lauretan Cross
Loreto Cross
TypeThree degree medal (Gold, Silver, and Bronze) [1]
Awarded forMerit in relation to the Basilica della Santa Casa [1]
Donations to the sanctuary [1]
CountryFlag of the Vatican City.svg   Holy See
Presented by Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Loreto with authorisation of The Holy See
StatusObsolete [2]
EstablishedNovember 26, 1888 [1]
Ribbon bar of the Loretto Cross 1st Class.png
Ribbon of the Lauretan Cross 1st Class
Precedence
Next (higher) Benemerenti Medal
Equivalent Jerusalem Pilgrim's Cross
Lateran Cross

The Lauretan Cross was a decoration for recognition of support to the Holy House of Loreto in 1888. It was bestowed by the Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Loreto with authorisation of the Holy See.

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History

The Lauretan Cross was supposed to continue the legacy of the short-lived Order of the Knights of Loreto. [2] Its task was to fight the highwaymen who harassed the surrounding area of the sanctuary and the pilgrims in the Romagna. The order was founded in 1586 by Leo X and already dissolved as a chivalric order and limited only to the members of the cathedral chapter of the Holy House of Loreto in 1588. [1]

To commemorate the third centenary of the conversion, Leo XIII allowed the Bishop of Loreto to honor suitable persons on 26 November 1888. [1] The decoration was awarded for donations for the Basilica della Santa Casa or merit in relation to the sanctuary. [1] Furthermore, indulgences were granted for obtaining the decoration. [1]

The Lauretan Cross was in abeyance in 1983 but might have been abolished earlier under Paul VI. [1]

Appearance

The decoration consists of an eight-pointed cross and a medallion with the image of the Lady of Loreto in the middle which is similar to the medal of the Order of the Knights of Loreto. [2] A golden ribbon winds between the four arms of the cross. Members of the cathedral chapter of Loreto wore the cross suspended on a cord. [1]

The three classes of the Lauretan Cross (with their ribbons) are:

Stamped on the reverse side are the words "BENEMERENTIBUS QUIBUS CORDI EST DECOR DOMUS LAURETANAE", "VIRIS LECTISSIMUS QUIBUS CORDI EST DECOR DOMUS LAURETANAE" or "FEMINIS LECTISSIMUS QUIBUS CORDI". [1]

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