Imperial Order of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Grand Duke Vladimir
Established on September 22, 1782 by Empress Catherine II the Great, the Order has four degrees. It is only awarded to members of the Imperial Family for meritorious service to the Sovereign, and is awarded Russians and non-Russians for was awarded for exceptional and continuous civil and military service to the Crown.
Grand Mistress: H.I.H. Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna
Motto: "Benefit, Honor and Glory"
Order Feast Day: September 22/October 5
Some Current Cavaliers of the Order: Prince Andrei Sergeievich Obolensky, Count Dmitrii Nikolaevich Vuich, Dr. Stanislas Vladimirovich Dumin, H.E. Archbishop Kirill of San Francisco, and the Western United States (ROCOR), Mr. Oleg Sviatoslavovich Shcherbachev (Moscow Nobility Association).
Link to Original Source: Website of the Russian Imperial House