Delegation of Calabria

Reggio Calabria, 18 July 2015

In the Church of St. Giorgio al Corso, in  the presence of the Delegate of

Calabria, the  Noble Gianpietro Sanseverino of the  Barons of Marcellinara, of numerous Knights and Benefactors of the Order of Calabria and of the Delegations of the nearest regions Sicilia and Campania,  it was held the  assignment ceremony  of the Vicar  Delegate, Dr. Aurelio Badolati, Comm. of Merit, and of the Prior, the very Reverend Monsignor Antonio Morabito, Canon of the Chapter of  the Cathedral of ReggioCalabria and Knight of Ecclesiastical Grace.

After the ceremony, the new  Vicar Delegate,  visibly touched, thanked highlighting  the role of the Delegation that will pay particular attention to the realization of humanitarian actions , such as hospital care and charity, with full commitment to the project “The hunger of our neighbour “promoted  by H.R.H. the  Grand Master.

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Bagnara, 4 June 2015. H.E. the Grand Prefect Don Augusto Ruffo di Calabria, accompanied by the Secretary of the Royal Deputation, paid a visit to Bagnara where he was welcomed by the Delegate for Calabria, the  Noble Gianpietro Sanseverino of the  Barons of Marcellinara, the Vicar  Delegate Comm. Aurelio Badolati and several Knights and Dames. During the Constantinian event H.E. offered some food, on behalf of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George, to the Parish of SS. Annunziata in Pellegrina di Bagnara assisting 25 poor families with problems related to lack of work and to toxic addiction.

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Bagnara, 4 June 2015. H.E. the Grand Prefect will visit the territory where the Ruffo family has left many traces after centuries of government.

The host will be the Lions Club “Torre Ruggero”.

Ruffo family is one of the most important noble families who ruled the region from the Middle Ages to the Modern Age.

Political, economic, social and religious interests of the Ruffo  family did not affect only Calabria but were intertwined with those of the Kingdom of Naples and of the Holy See in a political, social, economic and religious  contest rather complicated.

During the visit  there will be  Regional Authorities, Dignitaries and the Knights of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George welcomed by the Delegate for Calabria Gianpietro Sanseverino of the Barons of Marcellinara.

The visit will start from the Church of Maria SS. Annunziata in Pellegrina during which, on behalf of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George H.E. the Grand Prefect will offer food to be distributed to needy families.

On that occasion, the Management of the Confraternity of Maria SS. Annunziata will confer the title of Honorary Brother to H.E Don Augusto Ruffo di Calabria.

In the afternoon, it will be held in Bagnara Calabra at the artistic and late Baroque church titled  to the Virgin Maria  SS. del Monte  Carmelo, the conference entitled: “The family Ruffo di Calabria and the Ducal Bagnara”; the conference is held under the patronage of our Holy Order.

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Rossano, Monday, 22 August – The Calabria Delegation took part in the important meeting “Calabrian Industries in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies” organized by the Amarelli family. The meeting was held in the Auditorium Alessandro Amarelli, the site where their industry was originally founded in 1731.

The purpose of the meeting was to highlight the stimulus provided by the Royal House of Bourbon Two Sicilies in  the development of southern Italy and the fact that this reality was not protected by the centralized policies of the unitary State.

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