The Sovereignty of the Abbey-Principality of San Luigi and the Royal House Polanie-Patrikios

Its history, theoretical basis and practical application

by Edmond John Kersey de Polanie-Patrikios, Prince-Abbot of San Luigi and Head of the Royal House Polanie-Patrikios

PART ONE: ECCLESIASTICAL SOVEREIGNTY

PART TWO: THE ABBEY-PRINCIPALITY OF SAN LUIGI: ITS TEMPORAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL SOVEREIGNTY

PART THREE: COGNATE MATTERS RELATING TO SOVEREIGNTY

PART FOUR: THE POSITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON ORDERS OF CHIVALRY

PART FIVE: THE EPISCOPAL SUCCESSION OF THE ABBEY-PRINCIPALITY OF SAN LUIGI FROM THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH AND THE ORTHODOX CHURCHES

PART SIX: TERRITORIAL SOVEREIGNTY JOINS ECCLESIASTICAL SOVEREIGNTY: THE INAUGURATION OF THE ROYAL HOUSE POLANIE-PATRIKIOS

PART SEVEN: THE ROYAL HOUSE POLANIE-PATRIKIOS AS A DYNASTIC REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE

A further discussion related to these matters in a contemporary European legal context can be found in the paper by R.A.U. Juchter van Bergen Quast, To what extent do religious organizations have a fons honorum to grant titles and awards? which deals with the case of the Abbey-Principality of San Luigi and is reproduced with permission here.