Other Orders of St. Catherine
- On 3 May 2012, President Dmitry Medvedev issued a decree establishing an Order of St. Catherine. This award is to honour Russians and foreigners for outstanding contributions toward peacekeeping, charity, humanitarian efforts, and the preservation of cultural heritage.
- An Order of Saint Catherine was founded by Humbert II, Dauphin du Viennois ca. 1335
- The Knights of Saint Catherine of Mount Sinai, an honorific insignia bestowed upon knights who made a pilgrimage to the St. Catherine's Monastery on Mount Sinai from the 11th to the 15th centuries.
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