All Events and Initiatives || Year by Year

During a visit to the Museum of Peace and the section dedicated to the sculptor Mario Molinari, Countess Donatella Dentice d’Accadia – an art expert – expressed her appreciation for the great ‘sculptor of colour’, whose works she is a devoted collector of.
Welcomed by Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari, the guest recalled her acquaintance with Mario Molinari.

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The inauguration ceremony for the chapel dedicated to Blessed Maria Cristina of Savoy took place at the Museum of Peace.
Welcomed by Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari – the museum’s director – the event was attended by Luisa Faraone Mennella, Giuseppe D’Antonio, Roberto Bonaventura, Eduardo Pilone Poli, Alessandro del Balzo di Presenzano with Valentina Varano, Donatella Dentice d’Accadia, Arvedo Arvedi, Marina de Rosa, Daniela Oliviero, Marina Albamonte della Motta d’Affermo, Rosemary Iadicicco, Tommaso Tartaglione and numerous other attendees.
Father Antonio Vellutino recited the prayer dedicated to Blessed Maria Cristina of Savoy. The short film shown to those present serves as an effective tool for evangelisation and spiritual reflection. The presentation provided an opportunity for profound cultural and spiritual reflection, highlighting the importance of Blessed Maria Cristina for the city of Naples and beyond.

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A delegation from the "United States of the World" and the "Fondazione Mediterraneo" took part in the second edition of the "Lisbon Conference", themed ‘The Great Transformation: The World in an Age of Uncertainty’.
Secretary-General Michele Capasso emphasised the importance of the “United States of the World” with its “Constitution”, which has been endorsed by 181 countries and 16,000 civil society organisations.

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The presentation of Roberto Bonaventura’s book “A Queen for Heaven: The Story of Her Soul” took place at the Museum of Peace.
The event was organised by the Guards of Honour at the Royal Tombs of the Pantheon, led by Eduardo Pilone Poli, and by Luisa Faraone Mennella, president of the “Maria Cristina of Savoy” Cultural Conferences, and was very well received by the public in the Museum’s prestigious conference hall, made available by President Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari.
The proceedings were opened by delegate Eduardo Pilone Poli, who welcomed friends and guests, expressing his honour at being able to raise awareness, through cultural events, of the figure of the Blessed Maria Cristina of Savoy, who is known to few.
Among those present were: Alessandro del Balzo di Presenzano with Valentina Varano, Donatella Dentice d’Accadia, Arvedo Arvedi, Marina de Rosa, Daniela Oliviero, Marina Albamonte della Motta d’Affermo, Rosemary Iadicicco, Tommaso Tartaglione and numerous other attendees.
The author, Roberto Bonaventura, is a great admirer of Naples and its cultural identity; he coined the phrase ‘Napoletani Sostanziali’, which became the title of the literary work of the same name dedicated to those who, despite being born elsewhere, have found a second spiritual home in the Neapolitan city. For years, he has been leading a comprehensive multidisciplinary project dedicated to Blessed Maria Cristina of Savoy, aimed at raising awareness of her through books, music, film and cultural initiatives. In 2024, he presented a film dedicated to her at the Basilica of Santa Chiara, accompanied by the distribution of a special rosary containing, within the cross, a tiny sculpture housing a relic of the queen.
In 2025, he published the book A Queen for Heaven and, subsequently, conceived and produced the film.
Thanks to the heartfelt performance by Father Antonio Vellutino, the short film screened to those present serves as an effective tool for evangelisation and spiritual reflection. The presentation provided a moment of profound cultural and spiritual reflection, highlighting the importance of the figure of Blessed Maria Cristina for the city of Naples and beyond.

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The guests who attended the launch of Roberto Bonaventuras book "Una regina per il cielo, nel racconto della sua anima" visited the Museum of Peace, where they were welcomed by Michele Capasso and the director, Pia Molinari.
On this occasion, whilst visiting the Mosque, Countess Donatella Dentice d’Accadia recalled her friendship with Sultan Qaboos of Qaboos.

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