LETTER FROM H.R.H. THE PRINCE GRAND MASTER

WELCOME TO THE MEMBERSHIP PAGES OF THE SOVEREIGN AND ROYAL HOUSE OF CAPPADOCIA AND HIS ORDERS OF CHIVALRY.

Dear brothers, friends, ladies and gentlemen, noble members of the Sovereign and Royal House of Cappadocia and San Bartolomeo. Knights and Dames of the Royal Order Constantinian of Cappadocia – The Royal Order of Constantine the Great and Saint Helen and the Royal and Military Order of Saint Charles. 

It is a pleasure and a privilege to invite you to our new website special individuals who have distinguished themselves for their contribution in making this world something better.

The Orders of Chivalry have existed since the 4th century during the time of Constantine the Great and with more emphasis from the ninth century AD with the beginning of the Crusades.

Flavio Constantino Magno I, (known as Constantino the Great, august founder of the auric militia, rebuilt the city of Byzantium and called it the new  Rome, establishing a senate and civic offices equal to the ancient Rome.) Conquer his title as head of the Roman Empire for his victory over the tyrant Massenzio in the battle of the Milvian Bridge on October 28 of 312 becoming August Emperor of the Western Roman Empire until his death in 337.

Constantine chose the 50 most valiant soldiers and created the glorious Constantinian militia and ordered that the monogram of Christ represented by the letters X and P, initials of the Greek words were erected in the legendary labaro with the legend "in hoc signo vinces". By this sign I will win. This militia gave birth to the Imperial Constantinian Order of St. George of Cappadocia and to the Imperial Order of Constantine the Great and St. Helen plus 6 other Constantinian Orders.

But he is best remembered for being the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. It is also remembered by the Edict of Milan in 313 where he totally legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire for the first time. He also presided over the Council of Nicea in 325. These acts are considered as factors of first magnitude for the progression of Christianity in the world.

It is true that for many centuries and in recognition of their battles against the impious those orders of chivalry have represented only the rights and privileges of its members, but not their duties and obligations, protected by the tremendous power of the Catholic Church.

Today in the 21st century and for a few decades, philosophy and acts have changed towards the benefit of humanity, and all of us noblemen, knights and ladies either by right of blood or by acts of merit, and operate in accordance with the dictates of our brain, our heart and our conscience, within a moral without blemish, accepted and practiced by all of us up to its most extreme consequences.

Today a true gentleman or lady is always firm about his ideas and obligations, faithful to his spiritual content and knows how to interpret the authentic commands of Christ, our guide and Lord. 

That attitude is the pride of his life and the consequence that adjectives like noble and gentleman, continue to express feelings worthy of admiration, pride and imitation.

It is necessary to serve with virtue, whenever there are weak ones to protect and until humanity learns so that for whom it is really worth fighting, that is until humanity understands and applies the original and authentic Christianity.

The peace of the dreamers is complacency and misery, but the peace of the fighters is the peace of justice for all the peoples in need in all of humanity, and it is attainable, with perseverance and dedication. There is no future but the one we forged.

We want ladies and gentlemen who know how to fertilize these noble goals, in silence, until their last breath on the altar of truth.

The conviction in your determination, together with the rest of the knights and ladies of the brotherhood to which you belong or that you are going to join in the future will allow us to help ourselves to carry out our objectives of helping abandoned children without distinction of color or creed, in their medical and / or humanitarian problems.Victims of a selfish society as well as the elderly at risk, and the needy in general.

Therefore I can affirm and affirm that in this materialistic era there are genuine gentlemen and ladies, around the world like you, of all races and colors and of different nationalities and origins deserving to be part of the chivalric orders and the nobility. This is the reason why I am proud to be the Grand Master of the Royal Order of Constantine the Great and Saint Helen  and of the other two orders of this royal house and to have your support and collaboration and that of all Gentlemen and ladies to carry out the mission we have set ourselves.

We have to feel proud to belong to this elite of human beings and, to show vigor, strength and commitment in this 21st century where chivalry preserves all its values ​​and, a particular attraction and many reasons to continue existing and being a nexus between Christianity, the people in need and the rest of society.

Our orders are worldwide in nature with functioning Grand Priories in the most important countries. 

Elsewhere on this website you will find additional information and history about the Sovereign and Royal House of Cappadocia and Saint Bartolomeo and his Royal Military Orders of Chivalry. You will also find information about our Dream and Project of our own country in the Maya Plantation in Belize “THE PRINCIPALITY OF CAPPADOCIA” I hope you all will find this Dream and Project and our organization in general of interest, and cordially welcome you to correspond with us. 

Noble and sincere regards

Prince Rafael

H.R.H. Prince Raphael Andujar y Vilches, Ph.D.

Prince Grand Master

Royal and Sovereign House of Cappadocia and San Bartolomeo

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer