St. Barnabas, the "Son of Encouragement" is the namesake of the Order of Honour in the Dominion of British West Florida. We first meet Saint Barnabas in chapter 4 of the New Testament's Acts of the Apostles and then repeatedly in later chapters, as the story of these acts unfolds. He was a Jewish Levite (assistant to the priests) of Cyprus and became one of the earliest Christian disciples at Jerusalem. His original name was Joseph, but he was renamed Barnabas by the Apostles because Luke interpreted the word Barnabas as 'son of encouragement'. One of the first recorded acts of St. Barnabas was to sell some of his property, and use the proceeds to provide support for the Church. Thus we see that Barnabas was an encouragement in deeds as well as in words. Those appointed to the Order of Saint Barnabas also display this encouragement in both deeds and words. The title Grand Commander in the Order of Saint Barnabas is the highest chivalry honour Her Majesty's Government in and for the Dominion of British West Florida can bestow on a living person in the name of Her Majesty.
The Order of Saint Barnabas has the following levels:
Sovereign: Her Majesty Elizabeth II
Grand Commander: His Grace, Robert Duke of Florida; The Most Honourable Bo Register, Marquess of Mobile
Knight Commander: Those who have earned the Dominion's highest recognition.
Knight: Those whose encouragement and support of the Dominion is worthy of special recognition.
Member: Persons whose encouragement of the Dominion of British West Florida are worthy of official recognition.
The Sovereign needs no post nominal letters, the
Grand Commander of the order of Saint Barnabas is entitled to the post nominal
GSB. The
Knight Commanders in the Order use the post nominal
CSB,
Knights of Saint Barnabas use
KSB, and
Members in ordinary use
OSB.
The Grand Commander of the Order of Saint Barnabas, with the date of Induction:
Member's Name
|
Date of Enrollment
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His Grace Robert VII, Duke of Florida |
From the Founding of the Order, June 2005 |
The Most Honourable Bo Register, Marquess of Mobile (2nd Creation) |
From the 'Retirement' of His Grace the Duke, June 2007 |
The Knights Commander of the Order of Saint Barnabas, with the date of Induction:
Member's Name
|
Date of Enrollment
|
The Most Honourable Ted Willandt, Marquess of Mobile (1st Creation) |
From the Founding of the Order, June 2005 |
The Knights of the Order of Saint Barnabas, with the date of Induction:
The Members of the Order of Saint Barnabas, with the date of Induction:
Member's Name
|
Member's Occupation
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Date Enrolled
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The Lady Amaretta KR Robertson
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Baroness of Orleans
|
12 July 2006
|
Paul James
|
Heraldric Designer and Columnist
|
15 September 2006
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Bridget Blair
|
Commissioning Agent, Editor, and Columnist
|
1 November 2006
|
John Ryan
|
Author and Columnist
|
1 November 2006
|
The Rt. Hon. James Alcock
|
Author, Privy Councillor, and President of the UCS
|
20 April 2007
|
Michael Boyd
|
Queen's Council (Qualified)
|
9 June 2008
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Jacqueline Jones-Soule
|
Director Jeremiah Group
|
9 June 2008
|
Rev. Gilbert Scie
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Pastor, Director - Mercy Corps
|
9 June 2008
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William F. Stallworth
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Businessman, Councillor (City of Biloxi)
|
9 June 2008
|
Maj. Gen. Douglas O'Dell
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Director Gulf Coast Recovery
|
9 June 2008
|
Dennis W. Corbett
|
Imperator, Imperium of DeWaCo Estates
|
9 June 2008
|
Theodore Harvey
|
Celloist, Monarchist Forum Master
|
9 June 2008
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