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Inauguration of the Monument to the Primal Cross of Calatrava
COMMUNICATIONS OF INTEREST
The Archaeological Museum of Lorca has hosted an exhibition of Templar weapons organized by the Order of the Custodian Knights of Calatrava la Vieja
"Lorca, with its rich history, is the perfect setting to carry out this cultural initiative that aims to enhance our medieval legacy"
The Archaeological Museum of Lorca will become the epicenter of medieval history from May 4 to 30 with an exhibition of Templar weapons and a workshop for children organized by the Knights Custodians Order of Calatrava Cultural Association.
INAUGURATION "MILITARY ORDERS MUSEUM"
VII CHAPTER
01 OCTOBER 2022
The fortress-site of Calatrava la Vieja hosted numerous people who gave testimony to the VII Chapter of the Order of the Custodian Knights of Calatrava la Vieja, where the crossing of new knights took place and the imposition of the Silver Cross, distinctive red of the Order.
VI CHAPTER
September 25, 2021
Personalities from different areas of society, distinguished and named Knights Custodians of Calatrava la Vieja
CALATRAVA LA VIEJA FORTRESS
"CRADLE AND GENESIS OF THE ORDER OF CALATRAVA"
San Raimundo de Fitero and Calatrava the Old
How did Saint Raimundo de Fitero help define what is today the Order of the Custodian Knights of Calatrava the Old? We tell you in a small video.
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SPIRITUAL RETREAT IN THE HOLY CROSS ABBEY OF THE VALLEY OF THE FALLEN
CONFERENCE ON KING ALFONSO X THE WISE
ALFONSO X. LIGHTS AND SHADOWS OF A REIGN
On November 28, 2022, the historic meeting took place in the Cultural Room of LAS CLARAS DE MURCIA (Murcia).
The conference was given by the professor of Medieval history from the University of Murcia D. Francisco de Asís Veas Arteseros.
XXII Conference around Calatrava La Vieja
October 15 to 24, 2021
Carrion Calatrava
YoNSTAURATION INCOSHIT OF MURCIA
COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF THE KNIGHTS CUSTODIES OF CALATRAVA LA VIEJA IN MURCIA
MARISOL MORENTE SÁNCHEZ
Although born in the Malaga city of Antequera, Morente says she feels "Lorca by heart and by adoption", in Lorca she has raised her family, with her two children and grandchildren, and numerous friends.
Throughout her career, Morente has held the positions of Director of Disability, Family and Sectoral Services and Social Policy of the Autonomous Community of Murcia at different stages, for 11 years.
Her resume also includes that she has been President of NGOs for nine years. Regional deputy for four years in the Regional Assembly of Murcia and councilor for eight years in the Lorca City Council. He has written several books, poetry collections and plays.
VISIT OF THE BODY OF GOVERNMENT AND DIRECTION TO THE CITY OF LORCA
THE FOOTPRINT OF THE ORDER OF CALATRAVA IN THE REGION OF MURCIA
DONATION
SAN RAIMUNDO OIL BY FITERO
WATERCOLOR OUR LADY OF THE MARTYRS
The international painter Ms. Guillermina Sánchez Oró, born in Ceuta, but who for many years has considered herself to be from Murcia, has held more than 150 exhibitions of her realistic works in various places around the world, including the United States, Mexico and Italy, the On September 25, 2021, he made an official donation of the Oil of San Raimundo de Fitero, as well as the Watercolor of Our Lady of the Martyrs.
“BIKERS INITIATIVE FOR ALS”, are a large group of people (sick people, family members, friends...) affected by the disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), where they share experiences, concerns, protests and proposals...
Dr. José Cabrera Forneiro is a Spanish forensic psychiatrist. He practices clinical psychiatry and private legal medicine in Madrid, Spain. He is an academic of the Spanish Medical-Surgical Academy and patron of the San Juan de Dios-Bética Tutelar Foundation.
Francisco Jódar Alonso has been awarded the Silver Cross, with a Red badge, awarded by the Order of the Custodian Knights of Calatrava la Vieja.
"I felt a very special breath of affection in the form of an award."
Dr. Francisco Carmona is a gynecologist specialized in Endometriosis, Benign Gynecological Pathology and Laparoscopic Gynecological Surgery. Considered one of the best gynecological surgeons internationally, he has performed the first single-port gynecological surgeries and the first uterus transplants in Spain.
I want to personally thank from my website the awarding of the Medal of Professional Merit by the Knights Custodians Calatrava La Vieja Order. It is an honor to have received this distinction for my work related to endometriosis since it is also a recognition for this disease that many women in our country suffer from.
Mr. Juan Luis Balmaseda de Ahumada y Diez, president and founder of Balms Abogados in 1990, with offices in Marbella, Madrid and Vigo since its beginnings and later in Bucharest, Burgas, Sofia and Tangier and with a deep vocation: “to offer a service comprehensive adapted to the specific needs of each client, based on excellence and professionalism.”
On October 5, at 5:00 p.m., an act of appointment of new knights took place in the Villa de Calatrava la Vieja itself, among which were personalities such as Alfredo Perdiguero (sub-inspector of the National Police Corps). ), Francisco Javier Simón (Economist), Daniel Notario (Businessman) or José María Oliva (Pharmacist and Businessman).
The professional careers of Javier Algarra Bonet, Gonzalo Barceló, Xavier Horcajo and our president, Juan Luis Balmaseda of Ahumada y Diez to whom he was awarded the bronze medal with a blue badge for professional merit.
The Order of Calatrava La Vieja distinguishes the Civil Guards who participated in Operation Copernicus in Catalonia
On September 28, 2018, the medal of the Order of the Custodian Knights to all Civil Guards who on October 1, 2017 participated in Operation Copernicus in Catalonia, all of them from the Ciudad Real Command and surrounding areas.
The winners were 33 civil guards, as well as personalities in the professional field
Interview at Distrito TV
The Order of the Custodian Knights of Calatrava la Vieja has shared the day of tributes and investitures in Carrión
An emotional and unique act of recognition for different personalities
It all began at four in the afternoon with a Eucharist in the hermitage of Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación, in memory of the former Master of the village organization, Ramón Ramírez de Verger Morcillo, who recently died.
After the mass, officiated by the Chaplain of the Order D. Alejandro Molina, all attendees traveled to the historic enclave of Calatrava la Vieja and in one of the restored rooms, the swearing-in of the new Custodian Knights of Calatrava la Vieja took place first.
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