The Association of the Knights of San Martino del Monte delle Beatitudes was born from a graft of modernity on the trunk of an ancient and tested tradition. The ancient chivalry had practiced and taught the values of sacrifice, dedication, courage, loyalty in the service of God and in the defense of the weakest. Today’s men and women have gone beyond the legends of medieval chivalry, and have remodeled the concept of knights, because they are fascinated by the charismatic figure of Martin of Tours, the knight who first shared his cloak with the poor in the harsh winter and then consecrated the his life in the service of peace and charity. Reflecting on the story of this knight, who gave up brandishing a sword to bend over to the needs of life’s wounded, and drawing inspiration from the evangelical Beatitudes, the Knights of St. Martin propose to live their lives in praise of God, respecting the created, in the commitment of society and in the service of the weakest. The inspiring code of their life is the belief that happiness consists neither in wealth, nor in the pursuit of power, nor in any human work; it is in God alone. The strong ideas of the Association’s spirituality are: Fraternal love | Voluntary work | the Rule of life: the nine beatitudes (Mt 5, 3-12)
Our Mission
Government
The knights gather in the “TABLE”, in which they elect all the service positions, compare the positions, giving everyone a voice without distinction of role and rank. Currently the Association is present in most of the Italian provinces, Piedmont, Veneto, Umbria, Abruzzo, Lazio, Campania, Lombardy, Tuscany, Calabria and Puglia. Abroad, there are many branch offices, governed by “Bailiffs” elected by the Board. The Bailiff represents the Knights in the territory of competence; the Bailiffs of the USA, Venezuela, Mexico and Switzerland are currently operational, as well as the representation of Knights in Canada, England, Belgium, China, Poland, Malta, the United Arab Emirates and San Marino.
Meet the Association
Comprising of gifted people from throughout the world, The Knights of San Martino stands firm in our honor and commitment to the Beatitudes of Christ.
Dr. Lorenzo FERRARO, graduated from the Sapienza University of Rome in 1994,is an employee of the Public Administration,
has always been involved in cultural and voluntary activities.
He is a member of the national council of the Apostolate of Fatima, and its national treasurer. Former knight of the Sacred Military Constantian Order of St. George, he held the position of Deputy Head of the Province of Asti. Awarded with a certificate of merit from the Italian Red Cross for having provided relief to the flood victims of Asti.
He was the author of various publications and director of an editorial series. In 1991 he was also a member of the Organizing Committee and External Relations Manager of the World Junior Hockey Championship held at the Marino ice rink.
President of the San Martino ODV Association.
President F.I.TE.L. - Italian Federation of Free Time APS
Over the years, you have combined your professional commitments with a strong social commitment in favor of the weakest, committing yourself above all to the defense of minors, in the belief that children and adolescents represent the future. Their growth and development must be supported and protected and, when this is not achieved in the family, they have the right to a second chance so that they can become healthy and happy adults, safe from any type of violence, abuse or neglect.
His parents got married in the Vatican as they were unable to celebrate the wedding in Poland, given the Communist regime which tended to block religious marriages between the nobility of that country and the other European nobility. He graduated in Political Science at the University of Salerno and defended his thesis on the History of the Church.
He was educated according to the religious precepts of the Catholic religion and in his childhood he participated with humanitarian organizations in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia where he was confronted with the harsh reality of diseases such as cholera, typhoid and AIDS.
It also participates in fundraising for the Polish church (especially the church of Dvor Maz and the scientific high school of the same country), and to finance and host Polish seminarians in Italy who came to study at the Gregorian University.
The Medici family, for its philanthropy and for the efforts made for Polish Catholics, had the honor of hosting John Paul II during his visit to Calabria. The Medici family also renovated the church of Martirano Lombardo (Martirano was a very important cathedral and bishopric in the Middle Ages and is still today a bishopric).
The Medici family boasts among its ancestors three popes (Leo X, Clement VII, Leo XI; and Pius IV, a distant relative from a Lombard lineage of the family and two queens of France (Catherine and Maria dé Medici).
Prince Lorenzo dé Medici lived in various American and Russian cities where he developed an international vision of existence brought to a practical sense, to relationships, to culture.
He is a knight of the Order of San Martino. His maxim is to make nobility a service to the weak, the defenseless and the less fortunate.
PROFESSIONAL, CULTURAL AND HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES.
Lorenzo dé Medici manages the dé Medici family office; investing in real estate, tourism, hospitality in Italy and world-wide and also manages the family Construction company.
He is the founder of the Medici Bank International continuing the family tradition with innovations in banking aswell as a key note speaker.
Lorenzo also founded the Dé Medici foundation; giving stability and a future to the de’ Medici heritage .
He is an international artist creating Renaissance style Pop Art.
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MBA: in Fashion Design and Luxury Goods
Master in finance, specific for the made in Italy Alma Graduate School, Bologna
Master in Business Communication and Media Management ( Master in Business Communication
international and media management) Trent University of Nottingham ,Universidad autonomous de
Barcelona, Academy of Communication in Milan) specialization in International Marketing.
Degree in Political Science international address University of Salerno (Thesis on the history of the church and the
monastic orders) Thesis on Argentine politics and scholar of Renaissance history.
Film Directing Academic Diploma (Free University of Rome Cinema)
Academic Diploma in Film Acting from the New York Film Academy Universal S LA (usa)
Course in Hospitality Management ( customer care management ) (Murrel South Africa)
Volunteering and charity activities: participation in non-profit projects in Africa, Zimbabwe
Organization of AIDS awareness campaigns (amfar) Cannes / Calabria
Fundraiser “Cold Harbor Laboratory and DNA stuff (scientific research on epilepsy and cancer) New York
Organizer of the "double helix medal" scientific award in Europe for the Nobel Prize Watson discoverer of DNA
Knight of the Catholic Order of Martirano (Calabria)
Grand prior of the Association of San Martino del Monte delle Beatitudes (Rome.)
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