The Order of Adrian IV is an Episcopal chivalric organization named in honor of, and exemplifying the gifts of, the first English Pope, Adrian IV. Membership is awarded for the cause of justice or merit and recognizes extraordinary achievement against great odds; extraordinary service; extraordinary scholarship; and or diplomacy.
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