12 PILLARS: AT THE SERVICES OF CHURCH, TRADITION AND THE WIDER WORLD
CHURCH
KIEV
ESTATES & PATRIMONY
HOLOCAUST + MEMORY
AFRICA
GENEALOGY
MUSIC
EDUCATION AND CULTURE
CONTEMPORARY NOBILITY
SAINT VLADIMIR DESCENDANTS
DIPLOMACY
GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
UNE FAMILLE, UNE ASSOCIATION, UNE FONDATION
Une famille, c’est d’abord un nom qui se transmet, mais c’est aussi et surtout une vision de la vie qui se transmet entre les générations.
“Cleenewerck” remonte aux Flandres (françaises) et “de Kiev” – qui fait aussi partie légale du nom de famille – remonte a la fois a l’affiliation ecclesiastique et la descendance genealogique de Saint Vladimir de Kiev.
“Hujus rei gratia flecto genua mea ad Patrem Domini nostri Jesu Christi, ex quo omnis paternitas in cælis et in terra nominatur…
“For this reason, I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named…
Ephesians 3:14-21
Named after the ancient city of Kiev (also spelled Kyiv), this “House” or family foundation was formalized by a Charter to mark the convergence of ancestral and spiritual events, placed under the Providence of God.
This site serves to present a number of historic documents, notable ancestors, books and resources associated with the House.
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