May 07th, 2024

American Delegation of Savoy Orders

 

On April 17th, Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia, adorned in ceremonial Church robes, led the Procession for the American Delegation of Savoy Orders annual Saint Lazarus Dinner and Massat The Lady Chapel, Cathedral of Saint Patrick in New York City.

The Memorial Mass was in remembrance of H.R.H. Prince Victor Emmanuel, Duke of Savoy, Prince of Naples and Grand Master of the Dynastic Orders of the Royal House of Savoy.

Following the Mass, guests convened for a dinner at Il Gattopardo Restaurant. At the dinner Prince Dimitri noted: “It is with profound pride that I would like to share the news of my appointment as Delegate to the United States for the order of San Maurizio e Lazzaro."

He said that the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus has been attached to his family since 1572, when Pope Gregory XIII best owed the right to confer this order of chivalry to the royal House of Savoy in perpetuity.

Since its origins in 1098, when its members started caring for widows and orphans as well as people afflicted by leprosy, the order has been defined by the daily practice of Christian charity.

 

Also at the dinner Prince Dimitri thanked Vivian Cardia for the donation of $100,000 to the Savoy Delegation endowment.

Prince Dimitristated: “I am appointing Comm. Dot. John Laurent J. Gelati as Vice Delegate,Dama Di Gr. Croce Vivian Cardia as Vice Delegate of Florida and Comm. Daniel J. McClory asVice Delegate of California,who I know to have the fortitude to conscientiously pursuethemoral certitude of our Orders with me."

”The dinner at Il Gattopardo Restaurant was to benefit the Savoy Delegation charitable initiatives, detailed at www.savoydelegation-usa.org

Photo Credits: Annie Watt