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    The Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick is a dormant British order of chivalry associated with Ireland. The Order was created in 1783 by King George...
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    of the Order of St Patrick, commonly called the Irish Crown Jewels, were the heavily jewelled badge and star created in 1831 for the Grand Master of the...
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    association with Saint Patrick dates from the 1780s, when it was adopted as the colour of the Anglo-Irish Order of St Patrick. The term refers to a sky...
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    whom the design of the Order of St Patrick's badges were entrusted, echoes this and elaborates: The Cross generally used on St Patrick's day, by Irishmen...
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    the saltire dates from 1783 and the Order of St. Patrick. The cross pattée has long been associated with Patrick, for reasons that are uncertain. One...
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    Irish" Order of St. Patrick Saint Patrick's Breastplate St. Patrick's Day Snowstorm of 1892 Saint Brigid of Ireland Saint Urho Unofficial Saint Patrick's Day...
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    Seraphim (1748) Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary (1764) Order of St. Patrick (1783) Order of Saint Joseph (1807) Order of Guadalupe (1821) Order of the Mexican...
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    Most Illustrious Order of St Patrick, The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, and The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India. The third of the aforementioned...
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    order was the fifth most senior British order of chivalry, following the Order of the Garter, Order of the Thistle, Order of St Patrick and Order of the...
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    (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada. The patron saint of the order is St Andrew. Most British orders of chivalry cover the whole United Kingdom, but the three...
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