Marshal of the Holy Roman Church and the Sacred Conclave

The Marshal of the Holy Roman Church and Sacred Conclave was an hereditary official in the Pontifical Household before Pope Paul VI's reform of the papal court in his motu proprio Pontificalis Domus of 1968. It was vested in Prince Chigi, prince of Farnese, Campagnano, etc., etc. During the conclave, the Marshal had the ceremonial duty of sealing the doors to the Sistine Chapel from the outside.

Orders, decorations, and medals of the Holy See

Equestrian orders of the Holy See	Supreme Order of Christ Order of the Golden Spur Order of Pope Pius IX Order of St. Gregory the Great Order of Saint Sylvester

Distinctions	Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Benemerenti medal Golden Rose Jerusalem Pilgrim's Cross

Chivalric orders under protection of the Holy See (with distinctions)	Sovereign Military Order of Malta ( Order pro merito Melitensi, Medal of the Order pro Merito Melitensi) Order of the Holy Sepulchre ( Palm of Jerusalem, Pilgrim Shell, Cross of Merit) Teutonic Order ( Honorary Knights)

Defunct/dormant distinctions (1870, 1954, 1977)	Order of Saint John of the Lateran Order of Saint Cecilia (1870) Order of the Moor (1870) Order of Saint Sylvester and the Militia Aurata (1905) Advocates of Saint Peter (1909) Blessed sword and hat (1823) Medal of Military Merit Fidei et Virtuti Pro Petri Sede Lauretan Cross (middle part of the 20th Century) Papal Lateran Cross (1977)

See also	Papal Household Swiss Guard Catholic chivalric orders

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