Grand Cross is the highest grade in many orders of knighthood. Sometimes the holders of the highest grade are referred to "commanders grand cross", "knights grand cross" or just "grand crosses"; in other cases the actual insignia itself is called "the grand cross".
Alternatively, in some other orders, the highest grade may be called the "grand cordon", "grand collar" etc. In those cases the rank of grand cross may come after another rank (e.g. the Portuguese Order of Saint James of the Sword).
In the United Kingdom the rank entails admission to knighthood (allowing the recipient to use the title 'Sir' (male) or 'Dame' (female) before his or her name). The grand crosses of the various British orders are usually styled "Dame or Knight Grand Cross".
Denomination "Grand Cordons"
The orders in which the highest rank (or second after "Collar") is named "Grand Cordons" include the following orders:
In astrology, a Grand Cross is said to occur when four planets are all separated from each other by Squareaspects (90 degrees apart). A Grand Cross can also be viewed as two oppositions (180 degrees apart) separated from each other by a square. In a Grand Cross, there is one planet in each astrological element (fire, earth, air and water) but all the planets are in signs of the same modality or quality.
Because all the aspects in a Grand Cross are considered difficult aspects, the Grand Cross is seen as a source of extreme tension whereby various aspects of the personality (represented by the planets) are working at cross purposes that serve to nullify each other. This pulls the native in many directions, ultimately leading to indecisiveness and an inability to produce concrete achievements. It is said to take extraordinary effort to overcome the conflicts in a Grand Cross.
An example of a Grand Cross would be with Saturn at 15° Virgo, Uranus at 15° Sagittarius, Neptune at 15° Gemini and Pluto at 15° Pisces. This is a mutable Grand Cross, which is said to be especially difficult with respect to the problem of maintaining focus in communication. A cardinal Grand Cross is said to cause a particular difficulty in accomplishing goals because the individual wants to accomplish everything at the same time: he/she usually ends up accomplishing very little (if anything at all). A fixed Grand Cross is said to lead to a person who is well organized but does not know where to direct their talents. Consequently, those with a fixed grand cross tend to be stuck in the same place.
Two Border Patrol sectors are seeing the majority of the crossings in the first days of the year, San Diego Sector in California and the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas, according to the CBP official.
The forecasted cold also bodes well for cross-country skiing, tubing and snowshoeing — if we can just add inches of snow to the presently thin layer ...Paris Ave., GrandRapids, sells cross-country, downhill and snowboard equipment.
We made deep dish pizza in a Crockpot. Crockpots aren't just for stews, soups, and sauces. Here's how you can make a hot deep-dish pizza in your slow cooker very easily!. Melissa Rorech, Reviewed.com ...GrandRiver Ave. inside Grand CrossingPlaza.
Migrants wait to climb over concertina wire after crossing the Rio Grande and entering the U.S. from Mexico on Sept. 23, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas... .
... from various causes, including seven suicides, two accidental shootings, two motor vehicle accidents, and the drowning of a guardsman who tried to save migrants attempting to cross the Rio Grande.
Leonor started at the Naval Military Academy of Marín in the summer of 2023 and has since been promoted to the rank of CadetEnsign and awarded the GrandCross of Military Merit by her father.
FARMS is an inaugural National Science Foundation "Engines" that uses AgTech innovation to address food security and foster rural economic resilience through cross-sector and cross-cultural collaboration.
Enforcement action included expired snowmobile registration, no lights on a snowmobile being operated after dark, too many passengers on an ATV and no cross-country ski pass ...District 7 - GrandRapids area.
Investigators noted that there was no bathroom near the garage ...The incident comes after a migrant who illegally crossed the US border near Rio Grande, Texas in 2014, was charged with raping a five-year-old girl in October 2024 ... Fox News. .
With his contract expiring Wednesday, Jerry Jones must decide whether to retain McCarthy or search for a new head coach ... Mediocrity and the franchise do not cross paths; for Dallas, it always lines itself up with dreams for the Grand Bowl ... 'Absolutely.
... from various causes, including seven suicides, two accidental shootings, two motor vehicle accidents, and the drowning of a guardsman who tried to save migrants attempting to cross the Rio Grande.
The Pantagraph
06 Jan 2025
The Pantagraph
06 Jan 2025