Ordo Sancti Stanislai information

The Ordo Sancti Stanislai is a Polish self-styled order founded on 9 June 1979 by Juliusz Nowina-Sokolnicki, in his claimed capacity as disputed President of the Polish Government in exile^[1] as an attempted revival of the Polish Order of Saint Stanislaus, founded in 1765 as an order of knighthood of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth,^[2] since it had been incorporated by the Russian Empire in 1831 as the Order of Saint Stanislaus (Imperial House of Romanov).

However, mismanagement of the Ordo Sancti Stanislai resulted in several claimed successor movements.^[3] During the 1990s, disputes with Juliusz Nowina-Sokolnicki caused several national sub-groups of this organisation, called priories, to break away.^[4] Several of these united in 2004 to create a joint Polish successor, the International Order of Saint Stanislaus^[5] as an alliance of national groups.^[6]

^ "Recreation of the Order". The Order of Saint Stanislas. Sankt Stanislaus Orden Österreich - Karitativer Ritterorden. Retrieved 14 December 2012. In his function as President of the Republik of Poland (in Exile), although not recognised by all Polish emigree groups Juliusz Novina Sokolnicki held the office and supported the Polish opposition against the totalitarian communist regime in Poland and other countries under Soviet influence. On 9 June 1979 he recreated the Sovereign Order of Saint Stanislas and declared himselfVIII Grand Master of the Order of St Stanislas The term "sovereign" was dropped later after the separation of the Order from the Polish State.1990 he transferred all rights and duties of the Office of the President of the Republic of Poland in Exile to the now free and sovereign State of Poland and retired from politics. The main field of his activity became the Order of Saint Stanislaus, which he made an autonomous association of charity. The last event in which he participated was on 9 May 2009, the 131st Investiture of the Order, connected with the event of 30 years of activities of the organization at Jasna Góra in Czestochowa.
^ Duckers, Peter (2008). European orders and decorations to 1945. Botley, Oxford, UK: Shire Publications. pp. 67–79. ISBN 9780747806707.
^ Duren, Peter Bander van (1995). Orders of knighthood and of merit: the pontifical, religious and secularised Catholic-founded Orders and their relationship to the Apostolic See. Gerrards Cross: Smythe. pp. 380–86, 682–90. ISBN 9780861403714.
^ "About the Order of Saint Stanislas". British Association of Chevalier's of Saint Stanislas, The International Order of Saint Stanislas. London: British Association of Chevalier's of Saint Stanislas. Archived from the original on 23 April 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2012. The 1st elected President of the democratic Poland, Lech Walesa, was presented with the Presidential insignia and seals of the Grand Master of the Orders of the White Eagle and Polonia Restituta on 22 December 1990, by Ryszard Kaczorowski and not Nowina-Sokolnicki. There were further problems in the Order when Nowina-Sokolnicki declared the Grand Mastership of the Order to be the hereditary prerogative of his family, and on the 1st January, 1997, the National Chapter announce the dismissal of Nowina-Sokolnicki and the election of Count Kazimierz Dworak-Biziel-Dworakowski, a resident of the USA, as the 8th Grand Master. At the same time the Catholic Church of Poland recognised Marek Kwiatkowski as Grand Master of the Order and he headed an alternative Chapter...On the 16th May, 2004, a number of Grand Priors from various Countries met in Kiev, Ukraine, and decided to split from Nowina-Sokolnicki's Order and form the International Order of St Stanislas. We do not claim to be the authenticate original Order, only that we follow their basic principles and precepts. We recognise that there are several Orders of St. Stanislas and are happy to welcome members of any of them to our functions and acknowledge that each in their own way do good works
^ Kurek, Eaglan (2010). "History". West European Grand Priory, International Order of Saint Stanislas. Retrieved 12 December 2012. On the 16th May, 2004, a number of Grand Priors from various Countries met in Kiev, Ukraine, and decided to split from Nowina-Sokolnicki's Order and form the International Order of St Stanislas. We do not claim to be the authenticate original Order, only that we follow their basic principles and precepts. We recognise that there are several Orders of St. Stanislas and are happy to welcome members of any of them to our functions and acknowledge that each in their own way do good works. Although originally a Christian Order membership is now open to any male or female over the age of 21, (18 by agreement of the Grand Prior), who profess a belief in a Supreme Being and is a believer in the fundamental principles of chivalry.
^ "About Order". International Order of Saint Stanislas. Retrieved 14 December 2012. The International Order of Saint Stanislas is a charitable and guerdon organization, recognized all over the world. It is an alliance of national associations of the Order members.

[SokolnickiOrder-1] "Recreation of the Order". The Order of Saint Stanislas. Sankt Stanislaus Orden Österreich - Karitativer Ritterorden. Retrieved 14 December 2012. In his function as President of the Republik of Poland (in Exile), although not recognised by all Polish emigree groups Juliusz Novina Sokolnicki held the office and supported the Polish opposition against the totalitarian communist regime in Poland and other countries under Soviet influence. On 9 June 1979 he recreated the Sovereign Order of Saint Stanislas and declared himselfVIII Grand Master of the Order of St Stanislas The term "sovereign" was dropped later after the separation of the Order from the Polish State.1990 he transferred all rights and duties of the Office of the President of the Republic of Poland in Exile to the now free and sovereign State of Poland and retired from politics. The main field of his activity became the Order of Saint Stanislaus, which he made an autonomous association of charity. The last event in which he participated was on 9 May 2009, the 131st Investiture of the Order, connected with the event of 30 years of activities of the organization at Jasna Góra in Czestochowa.

[Duckers-2] Duckers, Peter (2008). European orders and decorations to 1945. Botley, Oxford, UK: Shire Publications. pp. 67–79. ISBN 9780747806707.

[Duren-3] Duren, Peter Bander van (1995). Orders of knighthood and of merit: the pontifical, religious and secularised Catholic-founded Orders and their relationship to the Apostolic See. Gerrards Cross: Smythe. pp. 380–86, 682–90. ISBN 9780861403714.

[BritishSplit-4] "About the Order of Saint Stanislas". British Association of Chevalier's of Saint Stanislas, The International Order of Saint Stanislas. London: British Association of Chevalier's of Saint Stanislas. Archived from the original on 23 April 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2012. The 1st elected President of the democratic Poland, Lech Walesa, was presented with the Presidential insignia and seals of the Grand Master of the Orders of the White Eagle and Polonia Restituta on 22 December 1990, by Ryszard Kaczorowski and not Nowina-Sokolnicki. There were further problems in the Order when Nowina-Sokolnicki declared the Grand Mastership of the Order to be the hereditary prerogative of his family, and on the 1st January, 1997, the National Chapter announce the dismissal of Nowina-Sokolnicki and the election of Count Kazimierz Dworak-Biziel-Dworakowski, a resident of the USA, as the 8th Grand Master. At the same time the Catholic Church of Poland recognised Marek Kwiatkowski as Grand Master of the Order and he headed an alternative Chapter...On the 16th May, 2004, a number of Grand Priors from various Countries met in Kiev, Ukraine, and decided to split from Nowina-Sokolnicki's Order and form the International Order of St Stanislas. We do not claim to be the authenticate original Order, only that we follow their basic principles and precepts. We recognise that there are several Orders of St. Stanislas and are happy to welcome members of any of them to our functions and acknowledge that each in their own way do good works

[Kurek-5] Kurek, Eaglan (2010). "History". West European Grand Priory, International Order of Saint Stanislas. Retrieved 12 December 2012. On the 16th May, 2004, a number of Grand Priors from various Countries met in Kiev, Ukraine, and decided to split from Nowina-Sokolnicki's Order and form the International Order of St Stanislas. We do not claim to be the authenticate original Order, only that we follow their basic principles and precepts. We recognise that there are several Orders of St. Stanislas and are happy to welcome members of any of them to our functions and acknowledge that each in their own way do good works. Although originally a Christian Order membership is now open to any male or female over the age of 21, (18 by agreement of the Grand Prior), who profess a belief in a Supreme Being and is a believer in the fundamental principles of chivalry.

[AbtOrd-6] "About Order". International Order of Saint Stanislas. Retrieved 14 December 2012. The International Order of Saint Stanislas is a charitable and guerdon organization, recognized all over the world. It is an alliance of national associations of the Order members.