Travagliato, October 3rd, 2019 – On October 3rd, Mr. Paolo Tarallo, with Pietro Santacroce, Maurizio Caserta and Giuseppe Scolaro, through Mons. Arnaldo Morandi, Prior of Lombardy, provided a large amount of food to the Caritas of Travagliato. The food has been entrusted to the pastor Mario Metelli in order to meet the needs of several families assisted by the Caritas.
Rome, October 8th, 2019 – On October 8th the presentation of the second edition of the volume “The Orders of Chivalry of the Royal House of Bourbon Two Sicilies” by H.E. Ambassador Antonio Benedetto Spada took place at the Chamber of Deputies, in the presence of H.R.H. Prince Charles of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro and Grand Master, and of H.E. Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, Proto-deacon of the Holy Roman Church and Grand Prior. Among the speakers who attended the event, we mention H.E. The President of the State Council Filippo Patroni Griffi, H.E. Ambassador Umberto Vattani, Professor Michele Giuseppe Vietti and Dr. Mario Sechi.
After the presentation of the volume, a vin d’honneur was held at the Sala della Sacrestia. The Grand Chancellor and the Grand Treasurer of the Order, the members of the Magistral Judicial Council and the Heraldic Magistral Commission, the Delegates, the Vice Delegates, as well as several personalities from the diplomatic, military and civil world attended.
On October 5th, commemorations were held at the National Museum of Pietrarsa, in memory of the 180th anniversary of the inauguration of the peninsula’s first railway, which was made by Ferdinand II of Bourbon.
HRH Princess Beatrice of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Grand Prefect of the Constantinian Order, visited the Pietrarsa Museum and was accompanied by Marquise Federica De Gregorio Cattaneo, the General Director of the Fondazione Ferrovie dello Stato, Ing. Luigi Francesco Cantamessa Armati, the museum’s director, Oreste Orvitti, the president of the ENEA research center in Portici, Dr. Aldo Parisi, the head of the philatelic sector of the Italian post office, Dr. Maria Grazia Paris, who have made a special obliteration for the occasion, and by some Knights of the Order.
During the visit to the various pavilions of the Museum, the caretakers recalled the history of the place and described future projects for the historical and cultural improvement of the site, which has reached an international importance.
Brescia, October 2nd, 2019 – The Prior of Lombardy Mons. Arnaldo Morandi, Mr. Maurizio Mirandola, Mr. Damiano Zamboni, Mr. Luciano Mazzola, Mr. Claudio Gaole and Mr. Riccardo Monacci were received by the Commander of the Penitentiary Police – Chief Commissar Letizia Tognali- and delivered an industrial dishwasher, ceramic dishes, cutlery, new chairs, paint containers for walls, televisions, as well as 18 packages containing various materials to clean the rooms. Commander Tognali thanked the Constantinian Order for its contribution on behalf of the institution.
Click HERE to read the press release of the French delegation on the activities carried out in Strasbourg on September 14 and 15.
