Archbishop Jevgeni Kazantsev of Yaroslavl and Rostov (1778-1871) with the 1812 War of the Priesthood of the War. He carries the Great Cross in Alexander Nevski-Orde on a broad red ribbon and also the commander's cross in the Order of Saint Anna. In his hand he holds the doctor's post.
The War of the Reign of the War of 1812 (Russian: "НАПЕРСНЫЙ КРЕСТ В ПАМЯТЬ ВОЙНЫ 1812ГГ") was set up by Russia Tsar Alexander I on August 30, 1814.
The cross was destined for all those priests of the Russian Orthodox Church who had been associated with the armed forces that fought against Napoleon I and his Western European allies before 1 January 1813. The Russian Orthodox Church is a state church and the Tsar used the priests to promote the moral of his soldiers. For example, a supposedly amazing icon was carried out for a battle. The priests were also responsible for the usual psychological care and funerals. In 1816 it was determined that Protestant clergy also would receive the cross. The first crosses were issued in 1818 and the last of the 40,000 nominations took place in 1829. The crosses granted were sent to the diocesan bishops and metropolites, they hung the cross around the minds of the clergy. In 1912, Tsar Tsar Nicolaas II ruled that the cross would be a hereditary distinction. Such distinctions occurred more often in Russia, and they are also found in German states. The cross should be worn by priests who are descendants in the straight (male) line of the priests who were then decorated. In addition, it should be borne in mind that both Protestant and Lower Orthodox clergy do not know a mandatory celibacy.
The elongated Latin cross is made of bronze and is embroidered on the front with a radius and an all-seeing eye in the middle. At the bottom of the inscription: "1812 ГОДЪ". On the reverse side is "НЕ НАМЪ, НЕ НАМЪ, А ИМЕНИ ТВОЕМУ". The all-seeing eye also adorns the 1812 Patriotic War Memorial Medal awarded to the soldiers.
The cross is 76 millimeters long and 32 millimeters wide. It is worn on the ribbon of the Order of Saint Vladimir. This ribbon is longer and narrower than the ribbon carried by a commander in this order.
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