Order of Saint Vladimir
The Imperial Order of Saint Prince Vladimir (Russian: орден Святого Владимира) was an Imperial Russian order established on 3 October [O.S. 22 September] 1782 by Empress Catherine II in memory of the deeds of Saint Vladimir, the Grand Prince and the Baptizer of the Kievan Rus'.
Imperial Order of Saint Prince Vladimir
3 October 1782
"Benefit, Honour and Glory"
No longer awarded
1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th classes
Orthodox Order of Saint Vladimir, 1st degree
Order of Saint Vladimir, 2nd degree
Order of Saint Vladimir, 3rd degree
In 1957, in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the Patriarch of Moscow's restoration in Russia, an Order of Saint Vladimir was created by the Russian Orthodox Church. The order is to be awarded to priests and nuns of the Orthodox church for their service to the Soviet Union and later Russia.
There are three degrees of the order.[3] It has no relation to the imperial order.[4]