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Cardinal Martino invested Knight of St Januarius

25/06/2012

Naples, June 2012. Cardinal Martino invested Knight of the Order of St Januarius by HRH The Duke of Castro, Grand Master of the the Illustrious Royal Order of Saint Januarius. His Eminence Renato Raffaele, Cardinal Martino, was invested as a Knight of the Order during the investiture mass held at the Basilica of Santa Chiara in Naples on 25 June 2012. The ceremony was attended by senior military, civil, religious and aristocratic figures from Italy.

The Order was founded in 1738 honours the patron saint of Naples. It is the premier Order of Knighthood of the Royal House of the Two Sicilies.

The Order is bestowed rarely and only up to a maximum of twenty worthy gentlemen professing the Catholic Faith. It is traditionally drawn from the Royal Families of Europe and the high aristocracy of the Two Sicilies. (Princes of the Royal House of the Two Sicilies are considered “supernumerary” knights).

Its earliest statutes, promulgated in 1738, establish it as a Roman Catholic institution intended to foster true chivalry and Christian brotherhood.

Archbishop Antonio Mennini invested

15/06/2012

London, June 2012. His Excellency Archbishop Antonio Mennini was invested into the Constantinian Order. The Apostolic Nuncio to the Court of St James’s, was invested at a ceremony held at the Apostolic Nunciature in London.

The Delegate for Great Britain and Ireland, HE Mr Anthony Bailey, presented Archbishop Mennini with the insignia of an Ecclesiastical Knight Grand Cross of Grace of the Constantinian Order. The Delegate also extended the warm wishes and congratulations of the Order’s Grand Master, HRH The Duke of Castro, and the Grand Prior, HE Renato Raffaele, Cardinal Martino.

Among those attending were: The Rt Rev Mgr Brian Udaigwe, First Secretary of the Apostolic Nunciature, the Rev Mgr Vincent Brady, Private Secretary to the Apostolic Nuncio, HSH Princess Marie-Therese von Hohenberg, The Rev Deacon Meliton Richard Oakes (representing HE Archbishop Gregorios of Thyateira and Great Britain), Dr Colin Smythe, HE Mr John Kennedy, Mr Leslie Hayward, Mr John James, Mr Joseph Byllam-Barnes and Dr Jordan Lancaster.

Constantinian Order presented a document at UN

6/04/2012

United Nations

New York, 6 April 2012. The Constantinian Order presented a document at the United Nations on the Conference on Poverty and ECOSOC at the invitation of the UN Economic and Social Council which will hold its regular session in New York from 2-9 July 2012.

In the prospective of the Conference on Poverty and the initiatives of the ECOSOC for the realization of the principles of the millennium development goals, the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George has presented the document, herewith attached, which is the first contribution of the Constantinian Order to the U.N. activities.

King George Tupou V of Tonga passes away

18/03/2012

18 March 2012. His Majesty King George Tupou V of Tonga passes away. At this sad news H.R.H. Prince Charles of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro, head of the Royal House of Naples, sent to the Royal family of Tonga the expression of his deep heartfelt condolences in memory of the recent visit to Rome by His Majesty and of the friendly relations launched on this occasion.

Duke & Duchess of Castro honoured by King of Tonga

28/02/2012

Rome, 28 February 2012. Duke & Duchess of Castro honoured by HM King George V Tupou of Tonga, on the occasion of his visit to Rome decreed that the Grand Master of the Constantinian Order, HRH The Duke of Castro, receives the insignia of a Knight Grand Cross of the Most Devoted Royal Household Order of Tonga. HRH The Duchess of Castro received the insignia of a Dame Grand Cross of the same Order.

The Grand Prior of the Constantinian Order, His Eminence Renato Raffaele, Cardinal Martino, received the insignia on behalf of the Grand Master and the Duchess of Castro who were overseas at the time.

Among others honoured with the insignia of a Grand Officer of the Most Devoted Royal Household Order of Tonga were the Secretary General of the Royal House of Bourbon Two Sicilies, HE Ambassador Giuseppe Balboni Acqua, the Grand Magistral Delegate for Inter-Religious Relations HE Mr Anthony Bailey and HSH Princess Marie-Therese von Hohenberg.