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President Mary McAleese of Ireland sent message to the Constantinian Order

21/10/2011

Dublin, 21 October 2011. President Mary McAleese of Ireland sent message to the Constantinian Order on the occasion of the 2011 Investiture Mass and Royal Gala Dinner of the British and Irish Delegation of the Constantinian Order of St George.
In the message dated 18 October 2011 and sent from Aras an Uachtaráin, the Irish Head of State said” “I would like to convey my warmest greetings to the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St George Delegation of Great Britain and Ireland on the occasion of your annual investiture Mass and Gala Dinner.
“I am very honoured to be included among the members of the prestigious Order which so loyally and devotedly defends the Catholic faith.
“Our two Islands know, all too well, the terribly destructive power of religious intolerance. We know that, underpinning the work of peace and prosperity building is the gospel challenge to love one another, to forgive one another and to be charitable to one another. I thank you for your quiet and often courageous work in promoting a true understanding of the Catholic faith, and engendering respect and tolerance for those who practice and uphold that doctrine.
“May God Bless you in your important work. I wish you an enjoyable and successful evening. Mary McAleese, President of Ireland.”
The message was read out at the Investiture Mass celebrated at Westminster Cathedral and at the Royal Gala Dinner held at Stationers’ Hall in London on Friday 21 October 2011.

The Queen Elizabeth II sends message to the Constantinian Order

21/10/2011

London, October 2011. In a message from Buckingham Palace addressed to the Council and chaplains of the Constantinian Order’s Delegation in Great Britain and Ireland, The Queen Elizabeth II sends message to the Constantinian Order in accepting a message of Loyal Greetings from the Delegation sent her warm good wishes on the occasion of the Order’s annual Investiture Mass and Royal Gala dinner.

“The Queen was pleased to receive your kind message of loyal greetings, sent on behalf of the members and chaplains of the Delegation Council in Great Britain and Ireland of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George on the occasion of your Annual Mass in Westminster Cathedral and your Royal Gala Dinner in Stationers’ Hall.”

“Her Majesty much appreciates your thoughtfulness in writing as you did and, in return, sends her warm good wishes to all concerned for a most memorable day.”

The message was read out at the Investiture Mass celebrated at Westminster Cathedral and at the Royal Gala Dinner held at Stationers’ Hall in London on Friday 21 October 2011.

Gala Dinner at the Campus Bio Medico in Rome

18/10/2011

Gala Dinner at the Campus Bio Medico

Rome, 18 October 2011. A Gala Dinner at the Campus Bio Medico in Rome was sponsored by The Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George, in the context of charitable initiatives on Tuesday, October 18, 2011, at 7:30 pm.

H.R.H. Prince Charles and Princess Camilla of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke and Duchess of Castro, will be presiding this important event to which will also take part many Constantinian Knights and Dames from all over Italy.

Royal Investiture and Mass held at Westminster Cathedral

11/10/2011

Royal Investiture and Mass at Westminster Cathedral

London, October 2011. A Royal Investiture and Mass held at Westminster Cathedral with The Grand Master of the Constantinian Order of St George, HRH Prince Carlo of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro, presiding over a Royal Investiture of news knights, dames and medalists of the British and Irish Delegation of the Constantinian Order of Saint George and the Royal Order of Francis I.

Brescia Knights and Dames were invested into the Order of Saint George

19/09/2011

Brescia, 19 September 2011. Brescia Knights and Dames were invested into the Order of Saint George in the old Cathedral the delivery of the Labarum.
Guardian of the Treasure of the Holy Cross, Brescia deserved an official presence of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George, born in 312 after the battle of the Milvian Bridge, faught and won with the insignia of Christianity. As of Monday 19th, during a solemn celebration in the Duomo Vecchio,the new provincial representation of the Order will be set up with the delivery of the Labarum and the investiture of a group of Knights and Dames who have pledged to give continuity to a tradition dating back to the Christian roots of Europe, through charitable works and cultural initiatives, for the propagation of the faith and the glorification of the Cross.

It was Emperor Constantine who invested the first 50 Knights, giving rise to the oldest of orders of chivalry and sanctioned with the edict of 313 A.C. on the freedom of worship for Christians. The leadership of the order transmitted by hereditary dynastic law, is now entrusted to Prince Charles of Bourbon-Two Sicilies: the Grand Master will be joined in the ceremony of the handing of the Labarum by the designated representative Don Armando Morandi, by Ambassador Antonio Benedetto Spada, Grand Treasurer, and by Lombardy Delegate Augusto Ruffo di Calabria.
Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, Grand Prior of the Order, will chair at 5 pm in the Duomo Vecchio the Eucharistic co-celebration with the participation of the Bishop, Monsignor Luciano Monari and the Emeritus Auxiliary Bishop Monsignor Vigilio Mario Olmi. The ceremony, open to all citizens, will be preceded by the extraordinary exhibition of the Treasure of the Holy Crosses.