The Orders of Chivalry of Spain will collaborate in the restoration of the Chapel of the Communion of the parish of San Jorge de Paiporta (Valencia), severely affected by the damage caused by the DANA. The action was formalized through a collaboration agreement signed at the Archbishop’s Palace of Valencia.
According to the Archdiocese, last May, a delegation from the Real Consejo visited Paiporta to firsthand assess the state of the damage caused to the temple after the catastrophe. During the visit, they were received, among others, by the episcopal vicar Jesús Corbí, as well as the parish priest of the locality.
The agreement, with a contribution exceeding 30,000 euros, has been signed by the president of the Real Consejo de las Órdenes de Caballería de Santiago, Calatrava, Alcántara y Montesa, Pedro de Borbón Dos Sicilias y de Orleans, and the parish priest of San Jorge de Paiporta, Jordi Cerdá, in the presence of the Archbishop of Valencia, Monsignor Enrique Benavent.
The Orders of Chivalry of Spain
The Real Consejo groups four Spanish military Orders of medieval origin, founded between the 13th and 14th centuries through papal bulls, in the context of the Reconquista and the defense of Christendom. From their beginnings, these institutions were closely linked to the Church, combining religious life with the mission of protecting worship, Christian territories, and the faithful.
The Orders of Santiago, Calatrava, Alcántara, and Montesa were born as communities of religious knights, subject to a rule approved by the Holy See, who took vows and spiritual obligations along with their military function. Over the centuries, and after the disappearance of their armed role, the Orders preserved their religious and honorary character, directing their activity toward the defense of the faith, the sustenance of worship, and charitable-assistance action.
Currently, these Orders carry out their work through cultural, historical, and charitable initiatives, maintaining their link with the Church and the Crown. The aid to the Paiporta parish is channeled through the Fundación de Órdenes Españolas and, according to the entity itself, responds to its statutory purposes related to divine worship and the preservation of ecclesiastical heritage.