The International Order of St John, Priory of Canada, was sent to the Revd. Eric Michel on 2023/11/21, the Sovereign’s Coronation Pin for His Majesty King Charles III
In 1641, King John IV, in a solemn ceremony, had taken the crown from his head and had placed it at the foot of a statue of the Blessed Virgin. He declared her to be Queen of Portugal under the title of the Immaculate Conception.