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The following chronology lists some notable dates and events relevant to the original Fraternal Society of St. George and other instances of the Knights or Orders of St. George appearing at different historical periods and in different countries typically as mutually independent bodies having nothing in common except for the veneration of St. George, the patron of knighthood.
Historical Significant Events
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| 1201 |  Order of St. George of Alfama, Spain |
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| 1222 | Council of Oxford ordained April 23 as St. George's Day |
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| 1326 | Fraternal Society of St. George, Visegrád, Hungary |
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| 1369 | Order of Montesa and St. George of Alfama, Spain |
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| 1390 | Order of St. George, France |
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| 1468 | Order of St. George of Carinthia and Austria |
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| 1498 | Order of St. George in Rome |
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| 1534 | Order of St. George in Ravenna |
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| 1769 | Order of St. George, Defender of the Immaculate Conception of
the Virgin, Bavaria |
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| 1769 | Order of St. George the Triumphant in Russia |
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| 1819 | Order of St. George of the Reunion |
Note: To view a scholarly treatment of the details of the history of the Order which includes citations, references and illustrations of emblems, supporting the historical events, click " Chronology of Historical Events".
Recent Significant Events
| | Year | Description |
| 2000 | Captain Gareth J. Green, CD was invited to become a member of
The International Knightly Order of Saint George of the UK. |
| 2001 | Captain Gareth J. Green, CD, was invested as a Knight of the
Order of St. George |
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| 2002 | The process of establising the Canadian Priory began |
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| 2003 | The Canadian Priory is consecrated at Christ Church,
Niagara Falls |
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| 2005 | Toronto Priory formally inaugurated |
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| 2006 | International Knightly Order of St. George officially registered
as a charitable corporation
The Chief Of The Defence Staff Military Families Fund
adopted by the Order |
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| 2007 | Presentation of first annual donation to the Military
Family Fund
Inaugural meeting of the Board of Trustees |
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| 2008 | The Grand Priory of Canada and the Americas becomes independent
from European Governance
Inaugural and investiture of Wainwright-Alberta Commandery
General Rick Hillier (Rtd) appointed Patron of the Order |
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| 2009 | Commanderies for Windsor, Toronto, Niagara and Ottawa
were established
General Rick Hillier (Rtd) invested into the Order (September) |
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| 2010 | General Lewis MacKenzie accepted to become the Vice Patron of the Order
(Knighted in absentia, May 2010) |
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| 2011 | Chevalier Gareth J. Green, KGCStG, CD was elevated to the position of
Grand Master of the Order
Major General Lewis W. MacKenzie, OC, CM, O Ont, MSC & Bar, CD (Rtd),
KGCStG was officially invested into the Order
Lieutenant General Andrew Brooke Leslie, CMM, MSC, MSM, CD, KCStG,
was invested into the Order |
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| 2012 | The Official Constitution defining Commanderies' administration, structure,
operations and relationship to the Order was composed and approved
The Order is awarded an official coat of arms grant from the Canadian
Heraldic Authority, Ottawa, Canada
Brigadier-General McLean K.E., CD, QHC. BA, MTH, DD, KGCStG,
Chaplain General to the Canadian Forces was officially invested into the
Order as Dean of the Order and member of the Governing Council
The Honourable Peter Gordon MacKay, PC, QC, MP, KGCStG, Minister of Defence
was invested into the Order |
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