{"id":110345,"date":"2026-11-09T16:32:15","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T16:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/constantinianorder.com\/conferment-of-the-diploma-of-ecclesiastical-knight-of-grace-upon-parish-priest-don-massimiliano-purpura\/"},"modified":"2026-11-09T16:37:24","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T16:37:24","slug":"conferment-of-the-diploma-of-ecclesiastical-knight-of-grace-upon-parish-priest-don-massimiliano-purpura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/constantinianorder.com\/en\/conferment-of-the-diploma-of-ecclesiastical-knight-of-grace-upon-parish-priest-don-massimiliano-purpura\/","title":{"rendered":"Conferment of the Diploma of Ecclesiastical Knight of Grace upon Parish Priest Don Massimiliano Purpura"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/constantinianorder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/pergamena-don-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-110339\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Sunday, 8 November, at the conclusion of the Holy Mass celebrated by Father Leo Pasqua, Rector of the Archdiocesan Seminary of Palermo, the Constantinian Deputy Delegate for Sicily, Antonio di Janni, Knight Grand Cross of Grace, presented Parish Priest Don Massimiliano Purpura with the diploma appointing him an Ecclesiastical Knight of Grace of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George.<br\/>The Deputy Delegate recalled that the Constantinian Order has been present at the Magione since 1783 and that all its rectors and parish priests have belonged to the Order. 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