The Ordem Militar de Cristo (Military Order of Christ), the full name of which is the Military Order of Our Knights of Lord Jesus Christ, is a Portuguese honorific Order which takes its name from the extinct Order of Christ (1834), which is given for distinguished service in the performance of functions in sovereign positions or public administration, and for the judiciary and diplomacy, which is seen as being particularly distinguished.
The Order of Christ Military consists of five levels:
Grand Cross (GCC) Grand Officer (GOC) Commander (ComC) Officer (OC) Knight (CvC) / Dame (DmC)Like other Portuguese Orders, the title of Honorary Member (MHC, going by its Portuguese acronym for Membro-Honorário) can also be bestowed on institutions and locations.
19TH CENTURY
Bernardino António Gomes (Cavaleiro)Inácio de Sousa Rolim (Comendador)Manuel José Gavinho (comendador)José Gavinho Viana (comendador)Antônio José Gomes Bastos, 2º Barão de Catas AltasFrancisco José Pacheco, Segundo Barão de São Francisco Portugal, Visconde de São Francisco Brasil20TH CENTURY
Manuel de Almeida AmaralJoão Maria FeijóoCarlos CarvalhasJuvenal de AraújoJoaquim Maria de Mendonça Lino NettoManuel José Pinto OsórioFernando Abbott GalvãoFrancisco Sá Carneiro, a título póstumo.Carlos Alberto da Mota PintoMário Soares, former Portuguese Prime Minister and former President of the Portuguese Republic.Leonardo Ribeiro de AlmeidaFreitas do AmaralVítor Pereira CrespoFrancisco Pinto Balsemão, former Portuguese prime ministerJoaquim Letria, journalist.Ramalho Eanes, former Portuguese PresidentGonçalo Ribeiro Telles, architectJaime Gama, professor, journalist and politician.Rui MacheteEurico de Melo, engineer and politicianJosé Saraiva MartinsCarlos Augusto Corrêa Paes d’Assumpção, posthumouslyJoão de Deus PinheiroAristides de Sousa Mendes, posthumously.António Alçada BaptistaCarlos de AzeredoCavaco Silva, President of the Portuguese Republic.Durão Barroso, former prime minister of Portugal and ex-President of the European Commission.José CutileiroMota AmaralVasco Joaquim Rocha VieiraAntónio Cardoso e CunhaFilipe VI da Espanha, King of Spain.António Mega FerreiraFrancisco Lucas PiresNuno Krus Abecassis, posthumously.Ana GomesJosé Menéres PimentelAntónio Guterres, former Prime MInister of Portugal.João SalgueiroFrancisco Seixas da CostaJoão Henrique Ulrich Jr.José Augusto Prestes (GOC), former president of C.R. Vasco da Gama.Cyro Aranha, former president of C.R. Vasco da Gama.21ST CENTURY
Pedro Santana Lopes, former Portuguese Prime Minister.António Pinto da FrançaGonçalo Santa Clara GomesFernando Andersen de GuimarãesJosé Luís GomesManuel Fernandes PereiraJoão de ValleraÁlvaro Mendonça e MouraMiguel Sousa (comendador)António VitorinoAntónio BarretoManuela Ferreira LeiteJoão SalgueiroPedro Pires de MirandaAntónio de Almeida SantosHenrique Nascimento RodriguesEduardo CatrogaRui Moura RamosFernando Pinto MonteiroCarlos CésarLuís Vasco Valença PintoJosé António MesquitaAlexandre do NascimentoJosé Souto de MouraJosé Manuel Garcia Mendes CabeçadasD. Letícia Ortiz Rocasolado (Queen of Spain)Fernando Teixeira dos SantosMariano GagoAssunção EstevesGuilherme d'Oliveira MartinsAlberto João JardimAssociação Académica de CoimbraClub Sport MarítimoColégio MilitarFaculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroInstituto Militar dos Pupilos do ExércitoSociedade Histórica da Independência de PortugalSporting Clube de PortugalSport Lisboa e BenficaClub de Regatas Vasco da GamaCorpo de Polícia de Segurança Pública da Província de Cabo Verde (1974)Polícia de Segurança Pública (1988)Corpo de Polícia de Segurança Pública de Macau (1991)Atlético Clube de Portugal (1951)Kaúlza de Arriaga (1966-1974)
