Vatican, City State. An Order Of St. Gregory The Great, I Class Star, C.1930 GTRexclude and during the process of

and during the process of charge and trial he remained not in prison but in the gentle custody of his fellow knights

The shirt measures approximately 460 mm across the shoulders

the reverse bearing a central wreathed inscription of “FÜR VERDIENST” (“FOR MERIT”)

surrounded by a gilt laurel leaf wreath with bottom date of “1941”

Unidentified Regimental Medal (in silver

Vatican, City State. An Order Of St. Gregory The Great, I Class Star, C.1930 GTRexclude and during the process ofIn silver, center in silver gilt and enamels, 87mm, of Italian manufacture, circa 1930, in very fine condition. Footnote: The Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great was established on September 1, 1831, by Pope Gregory XVI, seven months after his election. It is one of the five pontifical orders of knighthood in the Catholic Church. The order is bestowed on Catholic men and women (and in rare cases, non Catholic men) in recognition of