The tenth meeting – historical and educational in nature – of the Constantinian Formation Course, organized by the Naples and Campania Delegation of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George, will take place on Thursday, March 5, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. in the meeting hall of the former refectory of the Convent of Saint Paschal in Chiaia, located at 12 Piazza San Pasquale in Naples.

The Lectio will be delivered by Nob. Attorney Giovanni Carlo Parente Zamparelli, Knight of Jure Sanguinis.

The Constantinian Formation Course, devoted to the history, religious spirit, and purposes of the Order, is structured in eleven Lectures forming a series of educational stages. It offers those approaching the Order, the Postulants, and those who are already members the opportunity to receive formation and to be “always ready to give an answer to anyone who asks you for the reason for the hope that is in you. Yet do this with gentleness and respect, with a clear conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who speak maliciously against your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame” (cf. 1 Peter 3:15–16).

The Course will conclude near the Pontifical Mass of Saint George 2026 — to be celebrated in Naples on Saturday, April 25 — with the final Lecture, which will be delivered by the Delegate for Naples and Campania, Count Don Gianluigi Gaetani dell’Aquila d’Aragona of the Dukes of Laurenzana, Neapolitan Patrician, Knight of Justice, who promoted this course in order to foster a deeper knowledge of the Constantinian Order.

The Constantinian Formation Course is specifically dedicated to the new Knights who received Investiture on September 12, 2025, during the Pontifical Mass in honor of Saint George held within the International Constantinian Pilgrimage for the Jubilee Year 2025, to the Postulants who will receive Investiture on April 25, 2026, and to those who wish to draw closer to the Order.

Participation in the Course is also recommended for all Knights and Dames already belonging to the Order, who may find here insights and information of interest and practical usefulness.

Previous Lectures

The previous Lectures addressed the following topics:

  • The religious nature of the Constantian Order, delivered by the Chief Chaplain of the Delegation, Fra Sergio Galdi d’Aragona, OFM, Chaplain of Justice.

  • The history of the Order, delivered by Nob. Attorney Giovanni Carlo Parente Zamparelli, Knight of Jure Sanguinis, and Attorney Stefano d’Ambrosio, Knight of Merit with Silver Star.

  • Chivalric Orders: Civil Protection and Volunteering, delivered by Professor Attorney Raffaele Strina, Knight of Merit.

  • The Statutes, the comportment of Knights during liturgical celebrations, and the canonical framework of the Constantinian Order, delivered by Nob. Attorney Giovanni Carlo Parente Zamparelli, Knight of Jure Sanguinis, and Attorney Stefano d’Ambrosio, Knight of Merit with Silver Star.

  • Chivalric Orders: Civil Protection and Volunteering, organized by Professor Attorney Raffaele Strina, Knight of Merit, and delivered by Dr. Tommaso Di Ieso.

  • Knighthood, chivalric and honor code, and the gentleman today, delivered by Nob. Attorney Giovanni Carlo Parente Zamparelli, Knight of Jure Sanguinis.

  • The forthcoming Christmas of Our Lord and one of the great challenges of the West — the encounter with Islam, delivered by the Chief Chaplain of the Delegation, Fra Sergio Galdi d’Aragona, OFM, Chaplain of Justice.

  • Operational activities, delivered by the Delegate, Count Don Gianluigi Gaetani dell’Aquila d’Aragona of the Dukes of Laurenzana, Knight of Justice, providing updates on operational initiatives and an opportunity for discussion, with contributions from the Acting Secretary General, Nob. Antonio Masselli, Knight of Jure Sanguinis, and the Acting Head of Communications, Professor Antonio De Stefano, Knight of Merit with Silver Star.

  • Psychological support in disasters, with particular attention to Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), within the context of training for emergency responders, delivered by Professor Dr. Antonio D’Ambrosio, surgeon and neuropsychiatrist, one of the first cognitive-behavioral psychotherapists in Naples and Southern Italy.