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II. KÖZLEMÉNYEK - Prohászka László: A Svéd Királyi Szeráf Rend magyar kitüntetettjei
2016 elején intézkedtek, hogy a 2015. október 6-án elhunyt Göncz Árpád címertáblájára felfessék a halálozási dátumát. Mivel a Riddarholmskyrkan falán nem volt megfelelő szabad hely, a tervek szerint 2017 őszén átrendezik a falon lévő címerpajzsok egy részét. Ennek során kerül majd át a templomba az elhunyt volt magyar köztársasági elnök címerpajzsa.3’ A stockholmi Királyi Palotában található a Szeráf Rend díszterme, amelynek falát a Rend aranyozott jelvényének képei díszítik. A helyiséget, ahol a Rend zászlója is található, 2009 és 2011 között teljesen felújították. (8. kép) A svéd Királyi Szeráf Rend nemcsak falerisztikai érdekessége és különlegesen szép kivitele, hanem magyar vonatkozásai miatt is megérdemli a hazai figyelmet. THE HUNGARIAN RECIPIENTS OF THE SWEDISH ROYAL ORDER OF THE SERAPHIM Summary The Royal Order of the Seraphim, which has been the foremost order of Sweden, was instituted by King Frederick I (1720-1751) in 1748. Both the badge and the star of the Order show a Latin cross above the letters IHS between three coronets (two above and one below), beneath which three nails are represented. The letters IHS stand for Iesus Hominum Salvator. The badge of the Order can be awarded on a collar chain or on a sash. The collar of the Order consists of eleven patriarchal crosses and eleven angel's heads, each surrounded by six wings. The patriarchal crosses and the angel's heads are linked by two small golden rings each. The badge, surmounted by a crown, hangs from one of the angel's heads. The order has only one class with the dignity of Knight. According to an act passed in 1974, Swedish citizens are not eligible for the Order, except for the members of the royal family. In the case of foreigners, the Order is awarded to heads of state or persons of similar rank (like consorts of monarchs or heirs to the throne). When a knight of the Order of the Seraphim dies, his painted coat-of-arms is hung in the royal burial Riddar- holmen Church (Riddarholmskyrkan). There have been three Hungarian recipients of this Swedish order: Count Gyula Andrássy, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy on 7 May 1874 (as the 419lh knight of the Order); Regent of Hungary Miklós Horthy on 27 January 1940 (as the 694th knight); and President of Hungary Árpád Göncz on 9 September 1996 (as the 820th knight). The latter's insignia had been deposited in the Numismatic Department of the Hungarian National Museum until recently, but in line with the regulations of the Statutes of the Order, they were returned to the Swedish Embassy in Budapest on 1 February 2016, upon the death of Árpád Göncz. The shield of President Göncz is planned to be placed in the Riddarholmskyrkan in the autumn of 2017. 33 33 Tom Bergroth közlése. 130
