Order of Camões
The Order of Camões (Portuguese: Ordem de Camões) is a Portuguese order of knighthood originally created in 1985 but only fully integrated into the Portuguese honours system on 30 June 2021. It commemorates Luís de Camões, considered Portugal's national poet.
| Order of Camões Ordem de Camões | |
|---|---|
Breast Star of the Order of Camões | |
| Awarded by Portuguese Republic | |
| Type | Order |
| Established | 30 June 2021 |
| Motto | Aqueles que por obras valerosas se vão da lei da morte libertando ("The Lieges who by deeds memorious brake from the doom that binds the vulgar dead", The Lusiads, Canto I) |
| Eligibility | Portuguese and foreigners; military and civilian |
| Criteria | Relevant services to the Portuguese language and its international dissemination, and to the strengthening of cultural relations between Portuguese-speaking nations and communities. |
| Grand Master | President of Portugal |
| Chancellor | Manuela Ferreira Leite |
| Grades | Grand Collar Grand Cross Grand Officer Commander Officer Knight/Dame |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Order of Liberty |
| Next (lower) | Order of Merit |
Ribbon of the Order of Camões | |
It is a six-tier order, whose titles are awarded for relevant services to the Portuguese language and its international promotion, and to the strengthening of cultural relations between Portuguese-speaking peoples and communities. The number of members in each grade is restricted by its constitution, and titles are conferred by special decree by the Grand Master of the Order, i.e., the President of Portugal.
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