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BASILICATA: DONATION AT THE END OF JULY

16/08/2021

The Delegation of Basilicata, led by the Regional Delegate Knight Dr. Massimo Calenda, continues its action of closeness and assistance to the poor and needy present in the territory of Basilicata. In fact, thanks to the generosity and collaboration of the managers of the Pisticci site of the French chemical company Gnosis by Lesaffre, it was possible to receive as a gift 150 liters of detergent with sanitizing action, produced according to the indications of the World Health Organization, which have been widely distributed among various bodies that deal at the forefront of personal assistance. At the time of the donation, Thursday July 29, at the pisticcese plant, Rocco Sileo, Manager of Gnosis by Lesaffre, who offered the material to the Knight Giovanni Quaranta and to Constantinian meritorious Michele Di Maro, intervened on behalf of the Constantinian Regional Delegate of Basilicata. Subsequently, thanks to the logistical support of the company La Carpia Domenico srl, which has offered to take care of transport and delivery, the jerrycans of the sanitizer have reached the identified recipients, including the headquarters of Caritas of the Archdiocese of Matera – Irsina, the Parish of San Rocco in Matera and the Reception Houses “Don Tonino Bello” and “Maria Santissima della Bruna”, with its canteen for the poor renamed “Restaurant San Rocco”, that distributes hundreds of meals daily to those who are forced to live in absolute poverty, the parish of Saint Vincenzo de’Paoli in borgo la Martella, the Parish Beata Vergine del Carmine in Cancellara (PZ) and other consignees at the respective locations of Val d’Agri and Vulture – Melfese. At the end of September a further donation of detergent that will be made available again by the plant Gnosis by Lesaffre is scheduled, continuing and strengthening what has already been done.

TUSCANY – APPOINTMENT OF COORDINATOR FOR THE DELEGATION

6/08/2021

Florence, 6 August 2021 – On the occasion of the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, the Delegate of Tuscany, Count Ranieri Gastone Adorni Braccesi, Knight Officer of Justice, appointed Luciano Giorgio Giannelli, Coordinator for the Delegation, already Knight of Merit.

The Coordinator for the Delegation will be available at: coordinatore.toscana@ordine-costantiniano.it

PIEDMONT AND AOSTA VALLEY- AWARD OF THE GOLD MEDAL IN MEMORY

4/08/2021

Turin, 29 June 2021 – On the occasion of the Graduate Day held at the Command for the Training and Application School of the Italian Army in Turin, in the presence of the Commander, General of the Division Salvatore Cuoci (Knight Grand Officer of our Order) and numerous civil and military authorities, the Vice Delegate of Piedmont and Aosta Valley, Knight Nicolò Papurello, gave the parents of the late Lieutenant Filippo Calandri the Gold Medal of Merit in memory.
With this gesture, the Vice Delegate, in agreement with the Military Authorities, wanted to convey to the family of the young Officer of the 198° Course “Saldezza”, who died prematurely during a hike in the mountains, the closeness and moral support of our Order.

EMILIA ROMAGNA – AWARDING MEDALS OF MERIT TO THE BEST STUDENTS OF THE ACADEMY OF MODENA

3/08/2021

On July 30, the traditional closing ceremony of the Academic Year 2020/2021 was held in Modena, at the prestigious Military Academy.
The students of the end of the course were deployed in perfect order in the Courtyard of Honour of the Military Academy.
During the ceremony, in the presence of the civil, religious and military authorities, the bronze medals of merit of the Constantinian Order were awarded to five particularly deserving students.
On behalf of H.R.H. Prince Charles of Bourbon of the Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro and Head of the Royal House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, the Knight Commander of Grace Corrado Sforza Fogliani, Delegate for Emilia Romagna, gave the medals of merit to the students. The lawyer Sforza Fogliani was accompanied – other than the Vice Delegate Knight Pietro Coppelli – by the Knight Grand Cross of Merit Ilario Amhos Pagani, Representative for the cities of Modena and Reggio Emilia, who – in turn – gave the scrolls of the Order to the students.
It was an important moment, which allowed to further consolidate the strong bond that unites the prestigious Military Academy of Modena and the Constantinian Order.
Knight Pietro Coppelli, Vice Delegate of Emilia Romagna, and for Modena, Knight Giulio Forni and Knight Paolo Vandelli Bulgarelli were also representing the Constantinian Order.
At the end of the ceremony, in one of the halls of representation of the ancient Ducal Palace of Modena, now seat of the Military Academy, the Knights of the Order were received by the General of Corps Salvatore Camporeale, Grand Officer of Merit of the Constantinian Order, Commander for the formation, specialization and doctrine of the Army, and by the General of Division Rodolfo Sganga, Commander of the Military Academy.

ABRUZZO AND MOLISE – SUMMER FEAST 2021

3/08/2021

Domenica 18 luglio la Delegazione di Abruzzo e Molise si è riunita nella nobile e borbonica città di Venafro per festeggiare l’inizio dell’Estate. Quest’anno la Festa ha avuto un significato di grande valore e ha rappresentato un momento di grande unione e fratellanza, infatti hanno voluto dare un grande onore e un valore aggiunto i Delegati Costantiniani della Liguria, Prof. Ing. Giovanni Chersola, e dell’Umbria e Marche, il Nobile dottore Claudio Marciano di Scala unitamente al Delegato Vicario Nobile dottore Stefano Tuzi Gallo. Sono intervenuti numerosi cavalieri e dame con le loro famiglie e autorità militari e civili della Regione Molise nel pieno rispetto delle norme dettate dalle autorità preposte per la prevenzione Covid.
La Santa Messa è stata presieduta da S.E. il Vescovo di Trivento, Mons. Claudio Palumbo, e concelebrata dai Cavalieri di Grazia Ecclesiastico della delegazione con la partecipazione del Coro della Cappella Costantiniana Lino Cappello di Venafro.
Prima della Santa Messa si è tenuta l’investitura di nuovi Dame e Cavalieri nonché di tre nuovi Cavalieri di Grazia Ecclesiastico che da anni sono Assistenti Spirituali della delegazione.
Durante l’Offertorio la Delegazione ha donato un apparecchio Defibrillatore professionale al Poliambulatorio del Consultorio familiare “Il Girasole” della Chiesa Don Orione di Venafro gestito dal dinamico don Salvatore Rinaldi.
Al termine della partecipata celebrazione eucaristica, il Delegato Franco Ciufo ha tenuto una breve allocuzione sull’Ordine e sulle sue attività inquadrandole nel mondo moderno ringraziando in modo particolare i confratelli Delegati di Liguria e Marche-Umbria per l’alto onore che hanno dato alla cerimonia con la loro affettuosa presenza, che ha impresso il suggello ad un nuovo cammino religioso e umanitario.
Al termine della cerimonia religiosa, i convenuti con le loro famiglie si sono riuniti nell’Albergo Ristorante Dora per una sentita e gioiosa agape fraterna.