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The Order of Saint Catherine ((ロシア語:Императорский Орден Святой Екатерины)) was an award of Imperial Russia. Instituted on 24 November 1714 by Peter the Great on the occasion of his marriage to Catherine I of Russia. For the majority of the time of Imperial Russia, it was the only award for women; the Order of Saint Olga existed briefly from 1916–1917, but ceased with the fall of the Romanov dynasty. The statutes of the Order were first published in 1713, and the order was under the patronage of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, the patron saint of the Empress. On the 24th of November 1714, on the Empress' name day, Peter the Great personally bestowed the insignia of the Order upon the Empress Catherine, creating her Grand Mistress of the Order. However, no further members were inducted until 1726. Dowager Empress Maria Fyodorovna, who died in 1928, was the last Grand Mistress of the Order of Saint Catherine. == Classes == The award was bestowed in two classes: * Dame Grand Cross (entitled to both the Badge and the Star) * Dame Lesser Cross (entitled to the Badge) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Order of Saint Catherine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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