Delegation of Calabria

Reggio Calabria, 25 October 2015. A conference titled “Bourbon Reggio: 1734 – 1861”, co-hosted by the Delegation of Calabria of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St George and the Ministry for Culture and National Heritage, is to take place at the National Archive in Reggio Calabria on 25 October 2015 at 9.30am.

Through the displaying of historic memorabilia and artefacts, the cultural initiative is aimed at raising public awareness of the close historical ties between the City of Reggio and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.

During the event, the Director of the National Archive, the President of the Two Sicilies’ Association, the County Councillor for Culture of Reggio Calabria, together with members of the Sacred Order from the Delegation of Calabria are also expected to cast much needed light on little-known historiographic details thought to be crucial for a deeper understanding of the strong relations forged between the City and the Royal House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.

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Reggio Calabria, 25 October 2015. Organised by the Delegation of Calabria of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St George and the “Ministry for Culture, Heritage and Tourism”, a convention/exhibition titled “Bourbon Reggio 1734-1861” was held at the “State Archive” in Reggio Calabria.

This key event, by presenting previously unknown historical material and by featuring a series of talks given by illustrious guests, has helped to retrace the history of the relations established between the city of Reggio and the Kingdom of Two-Sicilies in the past, which is a little-known topic in the field of historiography.

The meeting, which drew large numbers of people and was attended by representatives of various associations as well as by Knights and Benemerenti of the same Order, was opened by the Vice Delegate for Calabria of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St George, Mr Aurelio Badolati, Commander. Also speaking at the event were Mr Emanuele Nazario Scarlata, Knight of Merit; Councillor Eduardo Lamberti Castronuovo,  Head of the Department for Culture for the Province of Reggio; Professor Maria Carmelo Spadaro from the University of Naples ‘Federico II’; Ms Maria Giuseppina Marra, Director of the State Archive in Reggio Calabria. At the end of the conference, following the customary ceremonial cutting of the ribbon, an inauguration event marked the beginning of the exhibition which displayed previously unknown texts.

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Varapodio (RC), 2 October 2015. The Delegation of Calabria of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order, under the leadership of the Vicarious Delegate Dr Aurelio Badolati, Knight Commander of Merit with Star, was in attendance as a guest of honour at a major conference, organised by the Leo Club “Polistena Brutium”. The purpose of the event was to establish ties of close cooperation between the two organisations due to the Club pursuing many of the humanitarian interests also shared by the Grand Master, and which seem to be particularly pertinent to one of the Order’s more recent charitable “Mission”. In the presence of several Knights and Benefactors of the Delegation, local authorities and a large number of people, the event took place in the Council Hall of the City of Varapodio (RC), a venue specially picked for the occasion by the Mayor of the City, Dr Orlando Fazzolari. The Mayor participated in an interesting debate which was centred on new forms of poverty and the methodologies to be implemented for their eradication including the potential role played by the establishing of cross-organisational relations and synergies between the Knightly Orders and various associations in general.

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Reggio Calabria, 2 October 2015. A conference aiming to examine the challenges posed by new types of poverty around the world and the role played by associations and knightly orders, synergies and solutions,  is to be held in the Assembly Room of the City Council of Varapodio (RC).

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Giffone, 20 September 2015. The Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George Delegation of Calabria took part in the Holy Mass for the installation of Don Salvatore Tucci, who has been appointed new parish priest of Giffone, a small town in the Province of Reggio Calabria between the mountain Aspromonte and the Calabrian Serre.

The ceremony took place in the Church of Santa Maria del Soccorso in the presence of the Mayor, Dott. Antonino Cutrì, the Knights of merit Rocco Gatto, Pasqualino Guerrisi, Antonino Giuseppe Sgrò and Emanuele Scarlata. A representation of the benefactors of the Order led by Roberto Bendini, coordinator of the delegation, was also attending the ceremony. The new parish priest received the sincere greetings of the Delegate, Nobleman Gianpietro Sanseverino dei Baroni di Marcellinara and of the Vicarious Delegate Aurelio Badolati, Knight Commander of Merit with Star.

Don Tucci, a priest who is very close to the Constantinian Order of Saint George, thanked the Delegation for having announced a donation of essential goods for the families in need of the parish.

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