Ordo Sancti Constantini Magni
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Ordo Sancti Constantini Magni is an self-styled international, ecumenical Christian Order under the Auspices of the Patriarch and Pope Theodoros II of Alexandria and All Africa. The Master of the Order is H.S.H. Friedrich, Duke and Prince of Beaufort-Spontin. The Government was chaired 1999-2009 by the Chancellor Raimo Ilaskivi
Raimo Ilaskivi
Raimo Ilaskivi is a Finnish politician. He holds a doctor's degree of economics from the University of Helsinki and has also studied in the U.S. and in the UK.Ilaskivi is best known as the mayor of Helsinki from 1979 to 1991...

, and other members of the Executive Committee were the Vice Chancellor Hans-Olof Kvist, General Secretary Jürgen Schumacher and Treasurer Reino Koskinen. 21.5.2009 Raimo Ilaskivi was assigned by Master to Deputy Master of the Order. Same day Jürgen Schumacher was chosen new Chancellor, Leif Syrstad Vice Chancellor and Jorma Ahonen Secretary General. The Master also appointed George Haramis Ambassador of the Order to the Patriarchate. The Chairman of the Council is Rune Ryden. The Order has some 550 members in Austria
Austria
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, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

, Finland
Finland
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, Germany
Germany
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, Greece
Greece
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, Russia
Russia
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, Sweden
Sweden
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 and the United States
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. The insignias of the Order are divided in five classes: Grand Cross, Grand Officer, Commander, Cross of Merit and Medal of Merit.
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