Order of Saint Raymond of Peñafort

Order of St. Raymond of Peñafort
*Orden de San Raimundo de Peñafort*
Order of St. Raymond of Peñafort; Orden de San Raimundo de Peñafort ;
	Badge of the Order of St. Raymond of Peñafort.
Awarded by Council of Ministers
Type	Order of Merit
Awarded for	Recognition of activities in the fields of sport and physical education.
Chancellor	Minister of Justice
Precedence
Next (higher)	Orden Civil de Alfonso X el Sabio
Next (lower)	Orden del Mérito Constitucional
	; Ribbon of the Order; ;

The Order of St. Raymond of Peñafort (Template:Lang-es) is a Spanish civil Order of Merit. Established 23 January 1944, the five classes recognize service to and contributions toward the development and perfection of the law and Jurisprudence. The three medals of the order recognize years of unblemished service within the legal and administrative professions under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice. The order is named for St. Raymond of Peñafort, the Patron Saint of lawyers.

References

^ Civil Orders of Spain. Heraldaría. Template:Es icon. Retrieved 4 March 2013.

[1] Civil Orders of Spain. Heraldaría. Template:Es icon. Retrieved 4 March 2013.

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