The Constantinian Order Remembers Prince Ferdinand of Bourbon-Two Sicilies in New York City

On Passion Sunday, some two dozen Knights and Dames of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George (SMOCSG) and Royal Order of Francis I attended Mass in Mantle at St. Vincent Ferrer Church in Manhattan in memory of the 15th Anniversary of the Death of the late Grand Master, His Royal Highness, Prince Ferdinando Maria Andrea Alfonso Marco of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.

Mass was followed by a luncheon at the Columbus Citizens Foundation with H.E. Don Francesco Ruspoli, Prince of Cerveteri, Grand Chancellor of the Dynastic Orders and a member of the Royal Deputation. The Prince was accompanied by his wife H.E. Donna Angelica Ruspoli, Princess of Cerveteri.

During the Pranzo Costantiniano, the Grand Chancellor bestowed the prestigious Bronze Benemerenti Medal of the Constantinian Order upon Professor Gaetano Cipolla, President of Arba Sicula, for his exemplary work in promoting Sicilian culture and language in these United States.

As part of the Delegation’s mission to promote Catholic education in North America, the Order generously presented a check for $5,000 to the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, of Ann Arbor, Michigan.