Knights of St. Peter and St. Paul 550 years of histrory 1471 - 2021 In 1471 Pope Paul II conferred the first investitures of "Knights of St. Peter" or “Cavaliere di San Pietro”, which was an honorific title conferred by the Holy See. This honorary chivalrous investiture from the Holy See is sometimes called the "Speron d’Oro", quite distinct from the Cavalry Knighthoods conferred by various Sovereigns. Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli - Grand Master
The Most Respected Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul. Grand Chapter of Malta. Address: December 13 Street. Nadur, Gozo. 22 September, 2019
Congratulations to our Members in Malta for doing such a great job in helping the poor in Peru. Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli Grand Master CKSPP
The mission of the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul is to help the poor and the sick
Feast of St. Padre Pio in Melbourne Sunday 15 September, 2019 The feast of St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina was held today by the Italian community at the Our Lady of Ta' Pinu Shrine in Bacchus Marsh, Melbourne. The Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul was invited to take part in the celebration.
Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul
Grand Chapter of Malta Office address: Nadur Gozo.
The Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul Grand Chapter of Malta is based in Nadur, Gozo. The summer of 2019 was a very busy time for the grand chapter, on two occasions we donated money to missions in Peru.
On Monday 24 June, 2019 the Confraternity donated money to the mission of Rev. Dr. Raymond Portelli a missionary priest in Peru.
On Thursday 15 August, feast of the Assumption of Our Lady the Confraternity donated money to the mission of Bishop Giovanni Cefai MSSP a Malteseprelate who heads the Territorial prelature of Santiago Apóstol de Huancané, Peru.
Thanks to the Archpriest of the Parish of St. Peter and St. Paul in Nadur the Rev. Monsignor Jimmy Xerri, now we have a meeting room in Nadur, that we can use for our memorabilia.
Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul
The Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul Incorporated was created by H.E. Chev. Peter Paul Portelli O.S.J. in Melbourne in November, 1996 to honour members of the Christian faith for their tireless benevolent work in the community. The original name was ‘Order of St. Peter & St. Paul’. In 2009 the name had to be changed to ‘Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul Inc. to comply with the wishes of the Catholic Church.
Memories of our Convention in Malta 24 June, 2017. Photo in the Basilica of St. Peter and Paul in Nadur, with the saintly Bishop His Excellency the late Mons. Emanuel Barbara OFM. Cap. and Rev. Fr. Manuel Sunaz.
KNIGHTS CONVENTION IN MALTA JUNE 2017
Eve of the Solemnity of St. Peter and St. Paul Wednesday 28 June, 2017 Nadur. Gozo.
Photo: His Excellency Monsignor Bishop Mario Grech greets the Grand Master Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli after the vespers in the Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul in Nadur.
The Convention continued on Wednesday 28 June with a meeting at the Town Hall of Nadur, in Gozo, Malta. Chevalier Grand Chancellor Joseph Coleiro open the meeting by introducing the Grand Master H.E. Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli and the delegates. Some items of interest were presented to the delegates to be approved. One item of interest was that a candidate must serve as a sister or brother to the Confraternity before he or she is admitted as a knight or dame. After all the items were presented for approval by the delegates, an investiture ceremony of five candidates took place. The Grand Master H.E. Chevalier Peter Paul Portelli presided on the ceremony. Fr. Manuel Sunaz Chaplain of the Grand Chapter of Melbourne read the prayer while the candidates repeated after him. Mary Portelli wife of the Grand Master, Virginia Coleiro, Charles Coleiro, Henrique José Carvalho Ruas and Casimira da Conceição Pereira Ruas took the vow of obedience to the Confraternity and were admitted knights and dames. A special ceremony to renew the vow of obedience by all the delegates was held and a certificate was presented to all as a momentum for the 20th. anniversary of the Confraternity. The meeting concluded with a speech by the Mayor of Nadur Dr. Edward Said.
Afterwards the delegates walked to the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to meet with the clergy and the bishop of Gozo H.E. Mons. Dr. Mario Grech for the Translation of the Holy relics of St. Peter & St. Paul in a procession to the Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul.