On Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 6:00 p.m., the Delegation of Naples and Campania of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George and the Real Monte Foundation and Arciconfraternita di San Giuseppe dell’Opera di Vestire i Nudi honored the memory of the Pope Francis, who died on April 21, Easter Monday, the second day of the Octave of Easter. This was the solemn celebration of a Mass for the Dead, on the eve of the solemnity of Saint Joseph the Worker. They gathered in the church of the monumental complex of San Giuseppe dei Nudi in via Giuseppe Mancinelli 14 in Naples, a place rich in history and religious tradition in Naples. It is the Magistral Chapel of the Constantinian Order and the reference church of the Delegation of Naples and Campania. The commemorative celebration was also a significant occasion to strengthen the ties between Constantinian knights, the Church and the Foundation of San Giuseppe, as well as for the local community who participated with reverent respect and fervent prayer, in a silence full of emotion. A community united in prayer for the repose of the soul of the Roman Pontiff Francis, leader of the universal Church for twelve years.
The President-Superintendent of the Real Monte Foundation and Archconfraternity of San Giuseppe dell’Opera del Vestire i Nudi, Attorney Ugo de Flaviis, Constantinian Knight of Merit with Silver Star, together with the Censor Dr. Gennaro Ciccarelli and other members of the Foundation and Archconfraternity, welcomed the members of the Constantinian Order, the authorities present and the faithful who attended.
The solemn Mass for the late Pontiff, celebrated in Latin and Italian, was presided over by the Chief Chaplain of the Delegation of Naples and Campania, Fra’ Sergio Galdi d’Aragona, OFM, Chaplain of Justice and General Commissioner of the Holy Land in Naples (Campania, Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria and Puglia).
Before the Concluding Blessing, the Delegate for Naples and Campania, Count Gianluigi Gaetani dell’Aquila d’Aragona of the Dukes of Laurenzana, Patrician of Naples, Knight of Justice, read the Prayer of the Constantinian Knight.
The representation of the Delegation of Naples and Campania of the Constantinian Order was led by the Delegate for Naples and Campania, with the interim Secretary General, Nob. Antonio Masselli, Knight of Jure Sanguinis and the interim Communications Director, Prof. Antonio De Stefano, Knight of Merit with Silver Star.
Nob. Manuel de Goyzueta di Toverena of the Marquesses of Toverena and Trentinara, Knight Grand Cross of Justice, former Delegate for Naples and Campania, participated, as did the Nob. Patrizio Giangreco, Knight of Jure Sanguinis; the Lawyer Stefano d’Ambrosio, Knight of Merit with Silver Star; Carlo Iavazzo, Knight of Merit; and the Knights of Office P.I Antonino Giunta and P.I. Luigi Scarano.
