The Knights and Dames of the Tuscany Delegation, led by Vice Delegate, Mr. Edoardo Puccetti, Knight Commander of Merit with Star, brought much needed food items, articles of clothing and toys for children to Don Valerio Mugnaini, Priest of the Parish of Saints Stefano and Niccolai of Pescia, as part of the project “The Hunger of our Neighbor”, sponsored by H.R.H. Prince Charles of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro and Grand Master of the Dynastic Orders.
The investiture ceremony for the new Knights and Dames of the Constantinian Order was held on Saturday 3 December, in the Provostal Collegial Parish of Rovato (BS).
The ceremony was officiated by His Most Reverend Eminence Cardinal Grand Prior Renato Raffaele Martino, Proto-Deacon of the Holy Roman Church, assisted by the Parish priest of Rovato, Mons. Gian Mario Chiari, Mons. Gaetano Fontana, Abbot of Montichiari and Mons. Ivo Panteghini, representing the Bishop of Brescia, who conferred the Cross of Honor upon Cardinal Martino, and by numerous priests Ecclesiastical Knights of Grace. The remains of the Holy Cross and of St. George were on display on the altar.
Rome, 3 December 2016 –The Rome and Lazio Delegation, represented by the Delegate, and assisted by the Vice Delegate for the city of Rome, Count Riccardo Langosco di Langosco and by the Counsellor for Cultural Events, Cav. Fabiano Forti Bernini, organized a benefit concert for the victims of the earthquakes in the Marche and Lazio regions.
The concert was held in the splendid setting of Palazzo Ferrajoli, overlooking the magnificent Piazza Colonna. Guests were accommodated in the candlelit Pius IX Hall to enjoy a piano concerto of music for four hands by Mozart, Rossini and Grieg, performed by Maestro Diego Benocci and Mala Chistiakova, who performed gratis. The public greatly enjoyed the enthralling execution and encore as well as the choice of lively selections. Following the performance the Knights, Dames and their guests moved to the Gigli Hall for dinner.
Vienna, 26 november 2016 – The Delegate for Austria, Hon. Consul General Dr. Wolfgang Andreas Breitenthaler-Breitenthal, after a solemn celebration into the Abbey of Eisgarn, introduced the delivery of 700 articles of clothing for the homeless to Caritas, Archdiocese of Vienna.
This charitable activity is part of the programm “The Hunger of our Neighbour”, strongly supported by H.R.H. Charles of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro and Grand Master of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George.
Palermo, 27 November 2016 – The Sicily Delegation donated a defibrillator to the Church of St. Francis of Paola to be used for the needy in the Cardiology Clinic operated by the Friars of the Order of the Minims. This clinic was instituted specifically to meet the needs of those who cannot afford the cost of medical care. At the conclusion of mass, the Provincial Father of St. Francis of Paola, Father Saverio Cento, Constantinian chaplain, accepted the medical equipment and thanked the Knights and Dames of Sicily for their commitment and for their many charitable activities.
