The Sovereign Order

The Sovereign Order of the Antico Principato di Seborga, of Castrum Sepulcri, is one of the few Orders created in the Middle Ages and still active today. It is also one of the two which are at the same time lay religious and sovereign. This is due to the fact that most of the other Orders of Chivalry lacked the democratic institutions which characterised the Sovereign Order of the Antico Principato di Seborga, of Castrum Sepulcri, as a result, the other Orders of Chivalry disappeared as soon as the military purposes that represented the reasons for their existence, ceased.

Battles are no longer fought with swords, but with the peaceful tools of the fight against disease, poverty, social isolation and intolerance, as well as the defence and promotion of the faith.

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"Obseqium Pauperum"

The Concept of "Obseqium Pauperum" is a legacy from our past Muslim Chevaliers and subjets and we are gratefull and honoured to have incorporated one of the five principal of Islam as part of the Principato's present institutional task.

The Sovereign Order of the Antico Principato di Seborga, of Castrum Sepulcri, wishes to point the world necessity for peace and understanding between nations and peoples. The Sovereign Order is aiming at implementing the United Nations Millenium Development Goals, in particular: to Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger; to Achieve Universal Primary Education; to Reduce child mortality; to Improve maternal health; and to Reduce by half the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water

Our affiliated organisations co-ordinated by our Commercial Office - located in the Principality of Wales, UK-, and by our Spiritual Office, are in charge of these goals.

The Sovereign Order maintains formal bilateral relations with various States, Nations, Countries, and International Organisations.

  
Saint Bernard de Clairvaux
( one of the Order's Patrons )