Annual Function
The Order of Saint Catherine's annual function (compare Garter service in England) was held on November 24 (December 7 on the Gregorian Calendar), the feast day of Saint Catherine of Alexandria. The Order met for a celebration of the Divine Liturgy. Then, wearing the robes and the insignia of the Order, the women of the Imperial Family, followed by the 106 Dames Grand and Small Cross would go in procession from the Imperial Chapel to a banqueting hall specially prepared for the occasion. The Hall of Saint Catherine in the Great Kremlin Palace in Moscow was used for these Occasions. The coloring and decoration of the Hall incorporate those of the Order. The Hall also served as the throne room for the Empress Consort. To this day, in the Russian Federation uses this room to receive foreign dignitaries.
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