Military Order of Saint James of the Sword

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chivalric order honorific order state order

The Military Order of Saint James of the Sword is a historic Portuguese chivalric and honorific order, originally founded as a medieval military-religious order and now awarded for distinguished achievements in literature, science, and the arts.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Order of Saint James of the Sword	7
Military Order of Saint James of the Sword canonical	2
Military Order of Santiago	1
insignia of the Order of Saint James of the Sword	1
knights of the Order of Saint James of the Sword	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4694099 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Military Order of Saint James of the Sword
Context triple: [Orders, decorations, and medals of Portugal, hasOrder, Military Order of Saint James of the Sword]

A. Military Order of William
The Military Order of William is the highest and oldest Dutch military honor, awarded for exceptional bravery and leadership in battle.
B. Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
The Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic is one of Spain’s highest civil honors, awarded in recognition of extraordinary services that benefit the nation or contribute to international relations with Spain.
C. Order of Saint Ferdinand and of Merit
The Order of Saint Ferdinand and of Merit was a prestigious chivalric order of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, awarded for distinguished civil and military service.
D. Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand
The Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand is Spain’s highest military decoration for extraordinary valor in combat.
E. Grand Cross of the Military Order of the Tower and Sword
The Grand Cross of the Military Order of the Tower and Sword is Portugal’s highest military honor, awarded for exceptional acts of heroism, leadership, or service to the nation.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Military Order of Saint James of the Sword
Target entity description: The Military Order of Saint James of the Sword is a historic Portuguese chivalric and honorific order, originally founded as a medieval military-religious order and now awarded for distinguished achievements in literature, science, and the arts.

A. Military Order of William
The Military Order of William is the highest and oldest Dutch military honor, awarded for exceptional bravery and leadership in battle.
B. Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
The Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic is one of Spain’s highest civil honors, awarded in recognition of extraordinary services that benefit the nation or contribute to international relations with Spain.
C. Order of Saint Ferdinand and of Merit
The Order of Saint Ferdinand and of Merit was a prestigious chivalric order of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, awarded for distinguished civil and military service.
D. Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand
The Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand is Spain’s highest military decoration for extraordinary valor in combat.
E. Grand Cross of the Military Order of the Tower and Sword
The Grand Cross of the Military Order of the Tower and Sword is Portugal’s highest military honor, awarded for exceptional acts of heroism, leadership, or service to the nation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	chivalric order ⓘ honorific order ⓘ state order ⓘ
abbreviation	OMSE ⓘ
administeredBy	President of Portugal ⓘ
associatedWith	Portuguese Crown ⓘ Portuguese monarchy ⓘ linked to: Kingdom of Portugal
awardedFor	distinguished achievements in literature ⓘ distinguished achievements in science ⓘ distinguished achievements in the arts ⓘ
belongsToSystem	Portuguese honors system ⓘ
country	Portugal ⓘ
currentFunction	civil order of merit ⓘ
establishedInCentury	12th century ⓘ
fieldOfRecognition	culture ⓘ education ⓘ intellectual achievements ⓘ research ⓘ
hasGrade	Commander ⓘ Grand Collar ⓘ Grand Cross ⓘ Grand Officer ⓘ Knight ⓘ Officer ⓘ
hasMotto	“CITO, NON TEMERE” ⓘ
historicalRole	participation in the Reconquista ⓘ
insigniaIncludes	badge with a red cross of Saint James ⓘ sash or ribbon ⓘ star of the order ⓘ
languageOfName	Portuguese ⓘ
legalNature	national order of merit ⓘ
mottoLanguage	Latin ⓘ
mottoTranslation	“Quickly, not rashly” ⓘ
namedAfter	Apostle James ⓘ linked to: Apostle James the Greater Saint James the Greater ⓘ linked to: Apostle James the Greater
officialNameInPortuguese	Ordem Militar de Sant’Iago da Espada ⓘ linked to: Order of Santiago
originalFunction	military order ⓘ military-religious order ⓘ religious order ⓘ
regionOfOrigin	Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
scope	civilian ⓘ military ⓘ
status	currently awarded ⓘ
symbol	cross of Saint James ⓘ linked to: cross of Saint James (in some depictions)
type	order of knighthood ⓘ

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Orders, decorations, and medals of Portugal → hasOrder → Military Order of Saint James of the Sword ⓘ

Order of Christ (Portugal) → relatedOrder → Order of Saint James of the Sword ⓘ