Dame of Justice of the Order of St John

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Dame of Justice of the Order of St John is a senior grade of membership in the chivalric Order of St John, typically conferred upon high-ranking women for distinguished service and leadership in charitable and humanitarian work.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf grade of chivalric order
honorific title
associatedWith Christian chivalric tradition
St John Ambulance
charitable activities
humanitarian activities
ceremonialContext investiture ceremony
conferredFor distinguished service
leadership in charitable work
leadership in humanitarian work
correspondsToMaleGrade Knight of Justice of the Order of St John
entails membership in the Order of St John
use of post‑nominal letters in many jurisdictions
genderRestriction female
gradeLevel senior grade
legalStatusInUK part of a royal order of chivalry under the British Crown
linkedToMonarch Sovereign Head of the Order of St John (British monarch)
obligation support of the Order’s charitable and medical missions
upholding the Order’s Christian and humanitarian values
orderHasMotto Pro Fide, Pro Utilitate Hominum
partOf Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
postNominalsInEngland DStJ
rankedAbove Dame of Grace of the Order of St John
rankedBelow Bailiff or Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St John
requires Christian faith or sympathy with Christian ideals (in most jurisdictions)
selectionAuthority Grand Prior or governing body of the Order of St John
selectionBasedOn leadership in the Order’s governance or activities
longstanding service to the Order of St John
symbolAssociated white eight‑pointed Maltese cross
wearsInsignia insignia of the Order of St John appropriate to the grade of Dame of Justice

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Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester honor Dame of Justice of the Order of St John
Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma awardReceived Dame of Justice of the Order of St John
Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones honor Dame of Justice of the Order of St John
Dame of Justice of the Order of St John correspondsToMaleGrade Knight of Justice of the Order of St John
linked to: Dame of Justice of the Order of St John
Dame of Justice of the Order of St John rankedAbove Dame of Grace of the Order of St John
linked to: Dame of Justice of the Order of St John
Dame Patsy Reddy honour Dame of Justice of the Order of St John