The Order of the Crown of Thorns is listed in a reference work by the Consiglio Araldico Italiano

On By johnkerseyIn San Luigi Gazette

The Order of the Crown of Thorns is listed in the reference work “Repertorio Iconografico degli Ordini Cavellereschi” by Don Francesco Alfredo Maria prof. Mariano duca d’Otranto, published by the Consiglio Araldico Italiano – Istituto Marchese Vittorio Spreti in 2003. This institution was founded in Turin in 1948.

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Death of Count Carl Lemke

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Count Lemke wearing the tie of San Luigi

The Abbey-Principality extends its sincere condolences upon the death of Count Carl Lemke of Texas, USA. Count Lemke was born at Little Rock, Arkansas, on 24 October 1951. He was a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Thorns and the Order of the Lion and the Black Cross, and further held office in the Royal Byelorussian Orders. In 2014, the Prince-Abbot of San Luigi conferred on him the hereditary title of Count and granted him arms. He was also a Fellow of the Institute of Arts and Letters (London) and received the Grand Prix Humanitaire de France et des Colonies.

Count Lemke was an exceptionally skilled craftsman and established Unique Regalia, a manufacturer of chivalric insignia. He was appointed by warrant as official insignia maker to San Luigi and Royal Belarus and many members of our Orders can testify to the high quality of his work. His son Joseph, who is also a member of the San Luigi Orders and now succeeds to his father’s title of Count, assisted him in this thriving business. Both father and son were veterans of the United States military.

The Grand Collar of San Luigi, made by Count Lemke.

Count Lemke was a much valued correspondent and friend of the Prince-Abbot and his humane outlook was evident when speaking of his family and that of the Prince-Abbot. May he rest in peace and rise in glory.

Charter to the Ancient Apostolic Catholic Church

On By johnkerseyIn Catholicate of the West, News

The Prince-Abbot of San Luigi in his capacity as Catholicos of the West has issued a Charter upon the petition of the Ancient Apostolic Catholic Church under the leadership of Primate and Presiding Archbishop Felix Gibbins OSB Cam. The Charter establishes the AACC as a canonically valid denomination. The AACC is fully autonomous and under the terms of the Charter has been released from the jurisdiction of the Catholicate of the West. We wish all who are part of this new church every blessing as it commences ministry.

 

The International College of Arms of the Noblesse and the Institute of Arts and Letters (London) enter into partnerships with the Imperial and Royal House of Leopardi of Constantinople

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The Abbey-Principality has enjoyed a long association with the Imperial House of Tommassini-Paterno Leopardi of Constantinople, which is currently based in exile in Milan, Italy. Several institutions of the Imperial House have entered into a mutual full agreement of friendship, recognition, twinning, accreditation and partnership with the University’s dependent institutions The International College of Arms of the Noblesse and The Institute of Arts and Letters (London).

Nobile Accademia Heracliana

International College of Arms of the Noblesse

Institute of Arts and Letters (London)

Nobile Accademia Giustinianae

The International College of Arms of the Noblesse

The Institute of Arts and Letters (London)

Accademia Costantiniana Leopardiana

The International College of Arms of the Noblesse

The Institute of Arts and Letters (London)

The Serenissima Accademia Foscari Widmann Rezzonico

The International College of Arms of the Noblesse

The Institute of Arts and Letters (London)

Archivio Storico (Historical File)

The International College of Arms of the Noblesse

The Institute of Arts and Letters (London)

Partnerships with the Global Health Service, Sofia, Bulgaria

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The Abbey-Principality of San Luigi is pleased to announce new partnerships with the Global Health Service. The Global Health Service is established as a nonprofit humanitarian provider in Sofia, Bulgaria, under the presidency of Professor Pasquale Sorrentino.

1. The Abbey-Principality of San Luigi

2. The Apostolic Episcopal Church

3. The Byelorussian Patriarchate of St Andrew the First-Called Apostle

4. The Institute of Arts and Letters (London)

5. The Regency of Lomar

Partnerships with the Università Popolare e della Terza Età “Evy Delia Tommassini”, Milan, Italy

On By johnkerseyIn Apostolic Episcopal Church, Byelorussian Patriarchate of St Andrew the First-Called Apostle, Catholicate of the West, Institute of Arts and Letters, London, News, Order of Corporate Reunion, San Luigi Gazette

The Università Popolare e della Terza Età “Evy Delia Tommassini” is a private university after the model of the Italian “universities of the people”, and an institution of the Imperial House of Tommassini-Paterno of Constantinople, which is currently based in exile in Milan, Italy. The University has entered into a mutual full agreement of friendship, recognition, twinning, accreditation and partnership with the University.

1. The Abbey-Principality of San Luigi

2. The Apostolic Episcopal Church

3. The Byelorussian Patriarchate of St Andrew the First-Called Apostle

3. The Apostolate of the Holy Wisdom and its constituent bodies

4. The Ecclesia Apostolica Divinorum Mysteriorum

5. The Order of Corporate Reunion

6. The Order of the Sacred Cup

Official Statement of the Apostolic Episcopal Church (The Holy Eastern Catholic and Apostolic Orthodox Church)

On By johnkerseyIn Apostolic Episcopal Church, Catholicate of the West, News

Since the publication of this Notice, representations have been made by the AEC to Instagram which have resulted in the false claims described below being removed from their service.

The official website of the Apostolic Episcopal Church is at https://san-luigi.org/churches/catholicate-of-the-west/the-apostolic-episcopal-church and the official Instagram pages of the Apostolic Episcopal Church are at https://www.instagram.com/santaigrejaortodoxaoriental and https://www.instagram.com/ortodoxosorientaisapostolicos

The Apostolic Episcopal Church has been known by the subtitle The Holy Eastern Catholic and Apostolic Orthodox Church since its founding years and has authorized this subtitle to be used by its missions in Brazil either in the English or Brazilian Portuguese languages.

The Apostolic Episcopal Church makes it known to the public that it has become aware that certain individuals in Brazil are using our name and symbols without permission on Instagram and passing themselves off as members of our clergy. Such activity is fraudulent.

A list of authorized clergy of the Apostolic Episcopal Church is provided at https://san-luigi.org/churches/catholicate-of-the-west/the-apostolic-episcopal-church/clergy/ and any person who is not listed there is not a part of the clergy of our church.

The fraudulent use of our name and symbols is occurring at https://www.instagram.com/p/DI4g887xBXs/?igsh=OGpmZXV3N3NhZDFx where one Javier Montaña is named. This person is not a member of our church.

The symbol below designating The Holy Eastern Catholic and Apostolic Orthodox Church was devised by the present Primate of the AEC and he owns all copyright that subsists in it. Only authorized clergymen of the AEC may use the symbol to designate their clergy membership in our church.