Pause for thought during Advent
Under this title, the Dames of the Order of St. George hosted a Christmas benefit concert on 1 December 2023 under the patronage of Christian von Habsburg-Lothringen, the wife of our Grand Master.
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Security through unity, the fateful year of 1866 and pre-Christmas spirit
All this was on the agenda of the last meeting of the Commandery Wiesbaden/Nassau this year, to which Commander Josef Maria Jost and his Vice Commanders had invited to Palais Livingston in Frankfurt am Main on 29 November 2023.
Pazin Castle and wine tasting
On 25 November 2023, the Commandery Kroatien-Istrien visited Pazin Castle, followed by a wine tasting in the Damjanić wine cellar.
„Jew, Jahudi or Zionist - the marginalised enemy“
At the last commandery meeting in 2023, Dr. Raimund Fastenbauer provided insights into the fascinating topic of anti-Semitic motives and modern anti-Zionism in Europe and the Islamic world.
Vernissage at the Rijeka City Museum
On 22 November 2023, Gerrit Joost de Jonge, Vice Commander of the Commandery Niederlande, held a vernissage at the Rijeka City Museum.
Trip to the Advent market in front of Schönbrunn Palace
On 20 November 2023, the Dames of the Order of St. George were once again able to continue the “Care for the Elderly” project and visited the Advent market at Schönbrunn Palace with senior citizens from the St. Carolusheim.
The lives of Christians in the Middle East...
…is characterised by war, poverty and fleeing- this was demonstrated by Pastor Peter Fuchs in his moving lecture on 18 November 2023.
Changing values – a stress test for society
The Commandery Europaregion Tirol addressed this topic at an event in Innsbruck on 9 November 2023.
Commandery meeting in Belgrade
Members of the Commandery Serbien held a meeting in Belgrade on 6 November 2023 on invitation of the Commander Dr. Goran Petrusich.