Delegation of Lombardy

Milan, 15^th December 2015.  A ceremony of investiture of Knights and Dames of Lombardy took place at 6.30 p.m. in the Church of Santa Maria della Consolazione al Castello (founded in 1500 by Galeazzo Maria Sforza) in the presence of H.E. Don Augusto Ruffo di Calabria of the Princes of Scilla, Grand Prefect, Prince Fabrizio Colonna di Palian, Grand Inquisitor and Count Alessandro di Carpegna Brivio, Delegate of Milan and Lombardy. The Eucharistic Liturgy was presided by the Most Reverend Monsignor Arnaldo Morandi.

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Pavia, 11^th December 2015.  500 items of clothing made up of sweaters, shirts, trousers and scarves for the most needy of the city were donated to the Diocesan Body “Armadio del Fratello” at the seat of the Pavia Prefecture.  This donation was presented by H.E. the Prefect of Pavia, Dr. Erminia Rosa Cesari, Dame of our Order and the Delegate of Milan and Lombardy, Count Alessandro di Carpegna Brivio. The donation ceremony was attended by the heads of volunteer organizations of the province and by high dignitaries of institutions.

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Pavia – 26 October 2015. The Delegation of Pavia is to launch an important charitable initiative which aims to provide needy individuals with free meals at “The Young People’s House”, a site run by the Diocese of Pavia. The facility is known to tend to the needs of young people from socially-deprived backgrounds and is committed to the delivery of humanitarian assistance to marginalised senior citizens, vagrants and families experiencing financial hardships through their management of the “The Brother’s Canteen. This project, which was launched in January 2015, has so far delivered over 1,000 freshly-made meal trays at the local branch of the Italian Red Cross. This new charity event was made possible by the generous and unfailing support of Pharmaday Srl (pharmaceutical company and distributor of wholesale items). The charitable campaign is concerned to supply 5,500 ready-to-eat pre-portioned packaged meals, suitable for elderly people whose dietary requirements include a diet rich in nutrients. A further donation of 4,000 over-the-counter medicines is to be made by leading multinational Recktt Benckiser. The initiative has the full support of the Diocesan Caritas, the Banco Alimentare, the Italian Red Cross and the Dioceses offering canteen services to the needy. The Grand Prefect Augusto Ruffo di Calabria dei Principi di Scilla, H.I.H. The Archduke Martin of Austria-Este, the Delegate for Milan and Lombardy Count di Carpegna Brivio are scheduled to attend the event, along with the highest-ranking members of the Army, leading political figures operating at provincial and municipal level, not excepting HE the Prefect.

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Pavia,  July 2015. The Representation of Pavia, through a joint action of  Knights,  Dames and five worthy friends (4 non-commissioned officers of the Guardia di Finanza and tone non commissioned officer of Carabinieri) has offered, in the area,  social assistance in favor of the VISPE Onlus Association (http://www.vispe.it/) to gather food and medicines to be sent to the MUTOYI Hospital in Burundi ,on behalf of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George.

They were collected: 14,000 various pharmaceuticals and 1 ton of white rice.

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Pavia, June 2, 2015. On the occasion of the 69th anniversary of the Italian Republic, the Representation of Pavia of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George was invited to participate to the official celebrations  held in the Teresian courtyard of the University of Pavia. Knights and Dames of the Order participated  to the parade and deployed their labarum spending their  time  to  explain the purpose of the charity activities of the Order in the world and in the territory of the Delegation led by Comm.  of Merit Cesare Talpini. Particular attention was put on the activities carried on to pursue the important purpose of the project strongly  supported by H.R.H. Prince Charles of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro: “The hunger of our neighbour.”

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