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Order of Merit (Portugal)

Civil merit order of Portugal

Field	Value
title	Order of Merit
Ordem de Mérito
image	[[File:Order of Merit (Portugal).jpg	200px]]
caption	Plaque and badge of the Commander
awarded_by	[[Image:Flag of Portugal.svg	18px]] Portuguese Republic
type	Order
eligibility	Portuguese and foreign citizens; military or civilian
for	Meritorious acts or services in the exercise of any functions, public or private, revealing self-sacrifice in favor of the community.
status	Currently constituted
head_title	Grand Master
head	President of the Portuguese Republic
head2_title	Chancellor
head2	Maria Helena Nazaré
grades	Grand Cross
Grand Officer
Commander
Officer
Medal
established	1927 as the Order of Instruction and of Benefaction
1929 as the Order of Benefaction
1976 Current form
higher	Order of Camões
lower	Order of Public Instruction
image2	[[File:POR Ordem do Merito Medalha BAR.svg	90px]]
caption2	Ribbon bar of the Order of Merit

Ordem de Mérito Grand Officer Commander Officer Medal 1929 as the Order of Benefaction 1976 Current form The Order of Merit () is a Portuguese Honorific Order of civil merit intended to award those responsible for meritorious acts or services performed in the exercise of any functions, both in the public and the private sphere, which reveal self-sacrifice in favor of the community. The decorations are given by the President of the Portuguese Republic, in his role as the Grand-Master of the Portuguese Honorific Orders. The Order of Merit can be awarded, during life or posthumously, to both Portuguese and foreign citizens; it can also be awarded to localities or institutions that are legal persons governed by public law or of public utility. This order has been awarded to a number of people performing the most diverse functions such as ambassadors, businesspeople, military personnel, athletes and musicians.

History

The Order of Merit has its origin in April 1927, when the Order of Instruction and Benefaction (Original Portuguese: Ordem da Instrução e da Benemerência) was created. The goal of this now extinct order was to distinguish the services performed by people or corporations in order to further the instruction in the country. In 1929, the Order of Instruction and Benefaction was split in two different orders, the Order of Benefaction and the Order of Public Instruction, with the former now solely awarding acts related to social causes, public assistance and goodwill. In 1976, the order was renamed to its current title.

Grades

[[File:POR Ordem do Merito Gra-Cruz BAR.svg|80px]] Grand Cross (GCM) (Grã-Cruz)
[[File:POR Ordem do Merito Gran-Oficial BAR.svg|80px]] Grand Officer (GOM) (Grande-Oficial)
[[File:POR Ordem do Merito Comendador BAR.svg|80px]] Commander (ComM) (Comendador or Comendadeira)
[[File:POR Ordem do Merito Oficial BAR.svg|80px]] Officer (OM) (Oficial)
[[File:POR Ordem do Merito Medalha BAR.svg|80px]] Medal (MedM) (Medalha)
Honorary Member (MHM) (Membro Honorário)

Notable recipients of the Order of Merit

Name	Post-nominal	Occupation	Date appointed
Carlos Manuel Cabral Verissimo	ComM	Businessman	10 June 1990
José Cardoso Pires	GCM	Writer	4 February 1989
Ruy de Carvalho	GCM	Actor	1 March 2017
Mário Coelho	ComM	Bullfighter	23 June 2005
Nicolau Breyner	GOM	Actor	9 June 2005
Carlos do Carmo	GOM	Fado singer	3 December 2016
Valentim Loureiro	ComM	Politician	18 September 1989
Raul Nery	ComM	Musician	8 June 2012
Peter Trickett	ComM	Scholar	8 October 2009
Luso-Can Tuna	MHM	Tuna	28 February 2014
Bruno Alves, Eduardo Carvalho, Ricardo Carvalho, William Carvalho, Eder, Eliseu, José Fonte, André Gomes, Raphaël Guerreiro, Anthony Lopes, João Mário, João Moutinho, Nani, Rui Patrício, Pepe, Danilo Pereira, Vieirinha, Ricardo Quaresma, Cristiano Ronaldo, Renato Sanches, Adrien Silva, Rafa Silva, Cédric Soares as UEFA Euro 2016 winners	ComM	Footballers	10 July 2016
Tsanko Arnaudov, Jéssica Augusto, Marisa Barros, Ana Dulce Félix, Vanessa Fernandes, Patrícia Mamona, Sara Moreira	ComM	Athletes	13 July 2016
Fernando Pimenta	ComM	Canoeist	13 July 2016
Salvador Sobral, Luísa Sobral	ComM	Musicians	23 April 2018
Fernando Santos	GOM	Football coach	10 July 2016
Fernanda Freitas	OM	Journalist	10 July 2013
Jim Costa	ComM	Politician	8 June 1996
Andrzej Duda	GCM	Politician	26 February 2009
Antonio Felix da Costa	CommM	Formula E driver	3 September 2020
Percival Noronha	ComM	Historian	1 September 2014

References

(2 March 2011). "Lei n.º 5/2011 : Lei das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas.". Diário da República Electrónico, 1.ª série — N.º 43..
"Ordens de Mérito Civil". Presidência da República Portuguesa.
"História da Ordem do Mérito". Presidência da República Portuguesa.
(June 2008). "Anuário Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas 1975-2007". Chancelaria das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas.
"Cidadãos Nacionais agraciados com ordens portuguesas". Presidência da República Portuguesa.
(1 March 2017). "Ruy de Carvalho condecorado com a Grã-Cruz da Ordem de Mérito". Sapo24.
(14 March 2016). "Nicolau Breyner: prémios e nomeações de uma carreira". Observador.
(25 August 2016). "Marcelo condecora Carlos do Carmo, que "enche a alma dos portugueses"". [[Diário de Notícias]].
(10 June 2015). "Foram condecorados no 10 de Junho e caíram em desgraça". Revista Sábado.
(14 June 2012). "Morreu Raul Nery". [[Expresso (newspaper).
"Cidadãos Nacionais agraciados com ordens portuguesas". Presidência da República Portuguesa.
(28 February 2014). "Cavaco condecora Nelly Furtado e outros luso-canadianos".
(3 December 2016). "Seleção recebe insígnias de Marcelo no Porto". [[Diário de Notícias]].
(13 July 2016). "Marcelo condecora oito atletas com a Ordem do Mérito". [[Diário de Notícias]].
"Eurovisão. Irmãos Sobral nomeados comendadores por "êxito singular"". PÚBLICO.
Senate, California Legislature. (1997). "Journal of the Senate, Legislature of the State of California". California State Printing Office.
"Chancelaria das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas".
Desouza, Fay. (2019-08-20). "Remembering the legend that was Percival Noronha".

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