The Knights of San Rocco are a knightly order organized as a Christian fraternity with close ties to the Roman Catholic Church who reflect the widespread devotion to San Rocco, a medieval Franciscan Tertiary whose life and miracles are the subject of many popular celebrations throughout Italy.
San Rocco, protector of animals, and the patron saint of dogs
Pope Paul III instituted a confraternity of San Rocco, which in 1556 was raised to an archconfraternity by Pope Paul IV, and it is from this original foundation that the present fraternal order descends.
The Ordine Cristiano dei Cavalieri di San Rocco, based in Rome, has appointed me as Honorary Brother for life and Honorary Chief Chaplain:
Professor John Kersey 