The International College of Arms of the Noblesse has entered into a Treaty of Full Collaboration, Partnership, Accreditation and Recognition with the Venerabile Confraternita (o Compagnia) detta del Buonconsiglio di Città di Castello and the OR.VEN. – Ordine Venerabile della Venerabile Confraternita di Maria Ss.ma del Buonconsiglio della Buona Morte e Misericordia, Città di Castello, Italy (Order of the Venerable Confraternity (or Company), known as of (Our Lady of) Good Counsel of Good Death and Mercy of Città di Castello). This chivalric and Christian brotherhood can trace its origins to the last years of the first millennium (990-999 A.D.) and in its present form dates to 1230, making it probably the oldest religious brotherhood in continuous existence today. The Order is based at Città di Castello (Province of Perugia) where it has its own Magistral Church, and is governed by a Grand Prior (Grand Master). The Prince-Abbot of San Luigi has the honour to be a Perpetuum (Grand Cross) of the Order, its highest rank.

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The International College of Arms of the Noblesse has entered into a reciprocal Treaty of Full Partnership, Recognition, Accreditation and Collaboration with the Saint Peter and Saint Paul Lutheran Institute. The Institute originated with The Biblical College of Religious Teaching of St Peter and St Paul, which initially derived from the internal resolution of the Statutes of the St Paul Committee, legally registered and published in the Journal Officiel de la Republique Française (July 1996), while the University and College of the church, Art.4 of the Statutes, concerning Higher Education, was registered in January 2000, in the city of Marseille, in accordance with the legal capacity to grant degrees and give credit transfer/equivalence (Art.L731b of the “Code de l’Education”, 09/22/2002, L.335.

A new photographic portrait of the Prince-Abbot has been released. The portrait was taken in the Vilatte Chapel and shows the Prince-Abbot with the Crown of Royal Belarus.

The Annual Dinner of the Institute of Arts and Letters, London, took place on Friday 11 November at the National Liberal Club. Fellows and their partners enjoyed a wine reception followed by a three-course dinner.

After dinner, we were treated to a presentation from Dr Mike Kearsley of the Flag Institute, who spoke on the design of flags with particular reference to the recent referendum on the national flag of New Zealand and the designs that had been put forward as possible replacements.

Fellows and their guests at dinner

Dr Mike Kearsley gives his presentation

H.S.H. the President of the Institute

The original registration of the arms of San Luigi took place with the Polish Heraldic College and the American College of Heraldry during the 1930s under Prince-Abbot Edmond I. Now, these arms have also been registered by the Collegium Heraldicum Concordiae in Poland, which is under the direction of our Fizzan King of Arms in the International College of Arms of the Noblesse, Dr Norbert Wójtowicz.

The Head of the Royal House of Maharaja Adinda Aranan, H.R.H. Datu Muhammidul’ Ali Al-Mahmun Arunan, PBMM etc. has bestowed the title of Datu Paduka in the Grand Order of Sultan Bantilan Muizuddin upon the Prince-Abbot. The Royal House is descended from Sultan Bantilan Muizuddin, who ruled as Sultan of Sulu between 1748 and 1763. The Sultanate of Sulu includes parts of the present-day Philippines and Brunei, and reigned between 1405 and 1915.