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Banquet in Honour of HE The President of Hungary

5/05/2016

London, 24 May 2016. The Constantinian Order in Great Britain and Ireland will be hosting a Banquet in honour of His Excellency János Áder, President of Hungary on Tuesday 24 May 2016 at Drapers’ Hall, Throgmorton Avenue (London) at 6.30-10.30pm. Senior representatives from both states including those from the church, parliament, diplomatic and business communities will be in attendance. This Banquet will celebrate a major ecumenical event taking place in Britain which will include the return of the relics of Saint and Martyr Thomas à Becket from Esztergom, Hungary to London & Canterbury. The Relics of St Thomas à Becket are kept with great reverence at Esztergom, seat of the Metropolitan Archdiocese and Primatial See of Hungary. Hungary’s stewardship of these holy relics highlight its Christian roots, its spiritual connection to England, and the wider historic ties between the United Kingdom and Hungary. A week-long programme of events will take place between 23-29 May 2016 and conclude with a historic pilgrimage to Canterbury via Rochester. This joint initiative between the Embassy of Hungary in London together with the Roman Catholic Church of England and Wales and the Church of England, will allow believers to venerate the relics of St Thomas à Becket. The Constantinian Order has a long association with Hungary and was formally recognised by the Hungarian Government by decree of the President of the Republic in 2011. At the Banquet will participate T.R.H., Prince Charles and Princess Camilla of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Duke and Duchess of Castro.

LARGE DONATION OF CLOTHING ITEMS FOR THE NEEDY

29/04/2016

Pavia, 29^th April 2016. The Jubilee of Mercy reminds us of the works of corporal mercy, “I was naked and you have clothed me”. For this reason, the Representation of Pavia wishes to highlight the value and reality of this requirement on the part of the most needy by donating to them 1500 clothing items. The Knights and Dames of the Representation, led by Count Alessandro di Carpegna Brivio, Delegate for Milan and Lombardy, have donated this large quantity of clothing items (shirts, trousers and coats) jointly with H.E. the Prefetto of Pavia, Dr. Erminia Rosa Cesari, their Graces the Bishop of Pavia, Msgr. Corrado Sanguinetti and the Bishop of Tortona, Msgr. Vittorio Viola. These clothing items will then be distributed to the needy families of the Diocese through the Association “Armadio del Fratello” and the “Diocesan Caritas”. The donation events were attended, in addition to the Prefetto, by the institutional representatives of the national Police Force and the various voluntary associations of the Provinces of Pavia and Alessandria.

H.R.H. PRINCE CHARLES OF BOURBON TWO SICILIES, DUKE OF CASTRO, IN NAPLES FOR THE SOLEMNITY OF SAINT GEORGE

24/04/2016

Naples, 23^rd – 24^th April 2016. H.R.H. Prince Charles of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro and Grand Master of the Constantinian Order, went to visit Naples to attend the solemnity of Saint George the Martyr, Patron of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George.

The 23^rd April was an eventful and busy day for H.R.H. Prince Charles of Bourbon Two Sicilies who, accompanied by the Delegate for Naples and Campania, Marquis Don Pierluigi Sanfelice di Bagnoli, visited the city of Pompei.

Afterwards, H.R.H. Prince Charles of Bourbon Two Sicilies visited and inaugurated the Pompei Polyclinic, one of the “social voluntary” units which is most responsive to the needs of the region.

At 6 p.m., a solemn Eucharistic Ceremony with the Investiture Rite of new Knights and Dames was held at the Constantinian Pontifical Basilica of San Francesco da Paola. The ceremony was presided over by the Prior of the Delegation, the Most Reverend Father Damiano La Rosa, Ecclesiastical Knight Commander of Grace.

On Sunday, 24^th April, at 11.45, he visited the Basilica of Santa Lucia a Mare where H.R.H. Prince Charles of Bourbon Two Sicilies hosted a lunch for the poorer members of the community of Pallonetto Santa Lucia and, through the Constantinian Order, was “actually near” a poor family of Pallonetto and hand over a cheque to Father Giuseppe Carmelo for the purchase of an iron door.

H.E. the Grand Inquisitor, Don Fabrizio Cononna of the Princes of Paliano was also present during these two very busy and eventful days.

INVESTITURE CEREMONY OF NEW KNIGHTS AND DAMES

23/04/2016

Trieste, 23^rd April 2016. On the occasion of the Solemnity of Saint George the Martyr, Patron of our Order, a solemn Eucharistic Celebration with the Investiture Rite was carried at the Cathedral of San Giusto in Trieste.

The Ceremony was presided over by His Excellency Archbishop Giampaolo Crepaldi, Ecclesiastical Knight Grand Cross of Grace. The Grand Magistry was represented at the ceremony by Nobile Avvocato Piero Cutellé, Knight Grand Cross of Grace, Secretary of the Royal Deputation.

On the occasion of this important event, the Vice Delegate for Triveneto, Knight Commander of Merit with Star, Giorgio Miccoli, upon invitation of the Archbishop of Trieste and on behalf of the Order, joined two major “solidarity projects” to support the non-profit Association of MISSION MOLDOVA and the Parish of San Giusto.

INVESTITURE CEREMONY OF NEW KNIGHTS AND DAMES

23/04/2016

Alessandria, 23^rd April 2016. The Representation of Alessandria and Asti, on the occasion of the feast of St. George, Patron of our Order, organized a Solemn Investiture Ceremony of new Knights and Dames. The function, that was carried at the church of San Giovannino in Alessandria, was presided over by the Prior of Piedmont and Valle D’Aosta, Reverend Father Don Diego Maritano, Ecclesiastical Knight of Grace.

Were present H.E. Notaio Claudio Limontini, Knight Grand Cross with Gold Star, decorated with the Collar, the Delegate for Piedmont and Valle D’Aosta, General Mario Marioli, Knight Commander of Merit with Star and the Representative for Alessandria and Asti, Dott. Alessandro Medici, Knight of Merit with Star, the Representative for Pavia, Dott. Cesare Talpini, Knight Commander of Merit with Star, the Representative of Novara and V.C.O., Dott. Andrea Padulazzi, Knight of Merit, as well as the civilian, military and religious Authorities of the city.

At the end of the function an informal meeting was carried at the Palazzo Monferrato where a short ceremony was organized for the donation of a semi-automatic defibrillator.