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TRIVENETO: INVESTITURE CERIMONY 15 JUNE 2024 BASILICA OF S. GIORGIO MAGGIORE-VENICE

4/10/2024

On Saturday 15 June, in the stunning location of the Basilica of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice, the investiture and promotion ceremony of the new Knights and Dames of the Triveneto delegation was held.
The ceremony was chaired by the Prior Delegate His Excellency the Most Reverend Monsignor Giampaolo Crepaldi, Archbishop of the Diocese of Trieste, by the Prior Reverend Father Stefano Visintin Abbot of Praglia and San Giorgio Maggiore, with the concelebration of several brother priests attending the ceremony.
The Triveneto Delegate, Count Roberto dei Baroni Giustiniani, together with Dr. Gianpaolo Grazian, Secretary General of the Order, was entrusted with the assignment of consigning the Diplomas, the Decorations and the Mantles.
The Vice Delegates, Dr. Lucio Pasqualetto and Attorney Paolo Chiaruttini, had the task of coordinating the ceremony with the opening of the majestic procession formed by the new Knights, in dark suit with the mantle on the left arm, the Knights brothers and numerous priests on the notes of the ‘Veni Creator Spiritus’.
These are the new members: Grand Officer of Merit Boffi Farsetti, Knight Officer of Merit Bonechi Valentino, Knight Officer of Merit Sartori Paolo, Knight Officer of Merit Barel Bruno, Knight Officer of Merit Musso Enrico, Knight Officer of Merit Nicosia Giovanni, Dame Knight of Merit Bruttomesso Mary, Knight of Merit Franceschini Marco, Knight of Merit Fabris Fabrizio, Knight of Merit Vianello Giorgio.

LOMBARDY: CEREMONIES, DONATIONS AND EVENTS SUMMER 2024

4/10/2024

Rome, Sunday, 14 July 2024 – The Delegation of Lombardy and the Tanghetti and Chiari Foundation, in coordination with the Constantinian Order’s Chancellery, have made a donation of 60 food packages to the Caritas of the Roman Parish of the Helenian Basilica of Santa Croce in Jerusalem. Each box, with a weight of about 25 kg, contains long-life food items and is ready to be delivered to families in necessity to meet their needs for about a month.
The logistics and distribution were possible thanks to the availability of the Tanghetti and Chiari Foundation.

On Sunday 15 September, at 6.30 pm in the parish church of Saints Martyrs Gervasius and Protasius, the celebration of the Solemnity of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross was held. The rite was celebrated by His Exc. Monsignor Domenico Sigalini, Prior of the delegation, assisted by Monsignor Arnaldo Morandi, Vicar Prior, and Monsignor Paolo Carraro. Many Knights and Dames were present, led by Count Giuseppe Rizzani, Delegate of Lombardy. The ceremony was masterfully condecorated by the Tanghetti and Chiari Foundation, while the parish ministries performed a flawless ceremony. At the end of the celebration, Count Rizzani inaugurated a restored painting offered to the parish by the Constantinian Order. The evening ended with a fraternal charity agape, while the Tanghetti e Chiari Foundation delivered food items to the parish Caritas.

Mantova, 27 September 2024 – Knights Stefano Solci, Francesco Spadini and Andrea Moretti, together with the decorated Corrado Andreani and Laura Mazzacani, and in coordination with Mantova Representative Maurizio Mirandola, acquired and donated to the Mantova diocesan Caritas an important supply of canned tuna to be given to the neediest people they assist, welcomed by Director Matteo Amati.

PIEDMONT AND VALLE D’AOSTA: SUMMER FESTIVAL 2024

4/10/2024

The ‘Summer Festival’ organised by the Piedmont and Aosta Valley Delegation was held at the Castle of Vaglio Serra (AT). The Delegation’s activities were preceded by a Holy Mass celebrated at the National Sanctuary of the Carabinieri ‘Virgo Fidelis’, near Incisa Scapaccino, by Father Tomasz Blasinski, Knight of Ecclesiastical Grace. During the religious ceremony, attended by numerous civil and military authorities, several medals of Merit of our Order were presented by the Delegate Count Marco Galateri di Genola. The evening continued at the Vaglio Serra Castle where a joyful moment was held, attended by the Dames and Knights of the Delegation, as well as several authorities.

EMILIA-ROMAGNA: SEPTEMBER 2024 ACTIVITIES

4/10/2024

Ferrara, Tuesday, 10 September 2024. As the Delegation’s charitable activities resumed after the summer break, volunteer Walter Chessa and Knight Davide Zamboni, in coordination with the Representative Knight of Ecclesiastical Grace Father Davide Benini, delivered an electro-medical device to the Ferrara Diocesan Caritas medical clinic. In particular, thanks to the availability offered by the manufacturer and supplier company Project Blue Generation of Cento (FE) and benefactors Bosi Michele and Taddia Patrizia, a physiotherapy laser instrument, selected by the Caritas doctors themselves from those made available by the company, was handed over to the doctors. The handover was attended by Dr. Belmonte Marika, Caritas Social Worker, and Health Director Dr. Giancarlo Rasconi, as well as Mr. Bosi Michele, owner of the manufacturing company, who explained how the machine works. The delegation would like to thank all the people who, in various ways, worked for the success of the activity, including the Director of Caritas Diocesan, Paolo Falaguasta.

On Thursday, 26 September, at the Royal Oratory of San Dalmazio in Piacenza, the Knights and Dames of the Delegation of Emilia Romagna-Piacenza participated in the solemn religious service celebrated to commemorate the Constantinian feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. At the end of the Eucharistic ceremony, an Investiture Ceremony took place. The Prior Vicar Knight Father Stefano Antonelli read the message of the Grand Prior of the Order, H.E. the Most Reverend Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, offering insights for spiritual reflection. The Delegate for Emilia Romagna, Knight of Justice Count Gian Luca Mattioli Belmonte Cima, accompanied by the Vice Delegate Official Knight Pietro Coppelli, thanked the large group of Constantinian Knights of Piacenza for their constant and assiduous attention to the people in difficulty. A thought that was also echoed by the director of the Diocesan Caritas of Piacenza and Bobbio, Deacon Mario Idda, who in his speech emphasised the closeness of the Constantinian Order, recalling the many initiatives undertaken together. There was also the familiar hospitality of the Brothers of the Holy Spirit, custodians of the Oratory of San Dalmazio, who provided a guided visit to the very ancient crypt, a hypogeum of Romanesque art, one of the oldest and most evocative in the city.

CALABRIA: DONATIONS AND EVENTS SUMMER 2024

4/10/2024

On July 8, the Calabria Delegation began the traditionally dedicated month of prayers in honor of the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ Our Lord with a generous donation of food and basic necessities. The beneficiaries of this act of solidarity were the Community of Parishes of St. John the Baptist, St. Nicholas of Bari and St. Rocco, located in Gioiosa Ionica (RC). The food items donated included a wide range of products, including pasta, canned goods, legumes, oil, sugar, snacks, fruit juices and many other basic necessities. These food items will be distributed to the needy families in the parishes, providing them with concrete and immediate support. Parish priest Father Francesco Passarelli, Caritas volunteers and some members of the community attended the donation.

Bishop Monsignor Serafino Parisi has already been holding the diocese of Lamezia Terme for two years. Into his hands, and those of the Caritas Diocesan director Father Fabio Stanizzo, a representation of the Delegation of Calabria delivered a wheelchair that Caritas will in turn donate to a disabled member of the diocese.
Welcomed into the Bishop’s Palace located in Nicastro, Knights Carlo Parisio, Roberto Bendini, Pasquale Lagamba and Antonio Oliverio were present on behalf of the Delegation of Calabria.

On August 3, the Calabria Delegation organized a day devoted to the Faith of spiritual growth through a religious and cultural-historical journey held in Lungro, Acquaformosa, San Donato di Ninea and Policastrello, in the province of Cosenza.

On Saturday, August 10, a group of Knights and Dames of the delegation participated, invited by Lawyer Antonio Latella, Prior of the Confraternity of Maria Santissima Annunziata di Pellegrina of Bagnara Calabra, in the ceremony for the crowning of the Holy Image of the Most Holy Virgin of the Annunciation.

On September 18, 2024, at the Prefecture of Reggio Calabria, Vice Delegate for Calabria Knight Grand Cross Aurelio Badolati was received by H.E. the Prefect of Reggio Calabria, Dr. Clara Vaccaro. The Vice Delegate was accompanied by Off. Knight Corrado Savasta; H.E. the Prefect was assisted by Vice Prefect Dr. Antonia Surace. During the meeting, Dr. Badolati handed the Prefect an invitation for the ceremony of the sacred Investiture of the Constantinian Knights, which will be held at the Cathedral of Reggio Calabria on October 12, and will be preceded the evening before by a concert of the Royal Philharmonic Academy of Gerace at the Archeological Museum of Reggio Calabria. The Prefect gladly assured her participation if she will be at the location on the days indicated. On the occasion, the Vice Delegate explained in detail to His Excellency the purposes and charitable activities of the Order, aimed especially at alleviating the conditions of discomfort of the socially vulnerable. At the end of the meeting, Dr. Badolati gifted the Prefect, who gladly accepted, with the Order’s crest and several volumes illustrating the humanitarian activities carried out in recent years by the Delegation.