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the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30
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Thistle, Order of the
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An order of Scottish knighthood, sometimes called the Order of St. Andrew, instituted in 1687 by James VII. of Scotland (James II. of England); fell into abeyance during the reign of William and Mary, but was revived by Queen Anne in 1703; includes the sovereign, 16 knights, and various officials. The principal article in the insignia is a gold collar composed of thistles intertwined with sprigs of rue.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Thistle, Order of the'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/t/thistle-order-of-the.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Thistle, Order of the'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/t/thistle-order-of-the.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
