Order of Saint Righteous Grand Duke Dmitry Donskoy

The Order of Saint Righteous Grand Duke Dmitry Donskoy is an award of the Russian Orthodox Church. It was created on 1 October 2004 by Patriarch Alexiy II and the Holy Synod as a means of marking courageous service to the Russian state or contributions to cooperation between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Russian Armed Forces, providing spiritual and moral support for servicemen and women in active or reserve service, as well as retired servicemen. Typical recipients are clerics, generals and veterans of the Great Patriotic War, although other persons are not barred.^{[1] [2]}

Order of Saint Righteous Grand Duke Dmitry Donskoy Орден Святого благоверного великого князя Димитрия Донского
Presented by	Russian Orthodox Church
Status	Active
Established	1 October 2004
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of St. Innocent, Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna
Next (lower)	Order of St. Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow

The order is awarded in three classes.

See also

• List of ecclesiastical decorations