On the 22nd of October Cardinal D. José Tolentino de Mendença honored Maria da Graça Carmona e Costa on behalf of the Holy Father with the Lady of the Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great.
The ceremony took place on the Lisbon campus of the Portuguese Catholic University and was attended by the President of the University, Isabel Capeloa Gil, and Cardinal D. José Tolentino de Mendonça, who highlighted the fundamental role of Maria da Graça Carmona e Costa in the testimony of a contemporary Portugal. The Cardinal also highlighted her for high services to the church and humanity, for her ordinary work in daily life, and for the way she puts himself in the world of the arts, having a unique sensitivity in the stimulus with which she accompanies the career of artists, from the most consecrated to the youngest. The Cardinal also highlights Maria da Graça Carmona e Costa for the tireless enthusiasm with which she visits the workshops, commenting, and helping with the work in a concrete and fully available way.
