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San Juan Bosco

Saint John Bosco (Don Bosco)

Don Bosco - Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco
(Castelnuovo d'Asti 1815 - Torino 1888)
Italian Roman Catholic priest, educator and writer.
Canonized by Pope Pius XI in 1934
(Wikipedia)

Martín Lagares
2016

Description

Statue of Don Bosco with in his arms a statue of Our Lady of Candelaria.

Inscription(s)

EL EXCMO. SR. DON JOSÉ MANUEL BERMÚDEZ ESPARZA
alcalde de la ciudad de santa cruz de santiago de tenerife,
inauguró esta escultura á

SAN JUAN BOSCO

original de martín lagares y donada por las
comunidades de salesianos y salesianas de tenerife

23 de junio de 2016

His Excellency mr. José Manuel Bermúdez Esparza
Mayor of the city of Santa Cruz de Santiago de Tenerife
inaugurated this sculpture to

Saint John Bosco

Original by Martín Lagares and donated by
the Salesian communities of Tenerife

23 June 2016

Signature

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Sculptor

Martín Lagares, Spanish sculptor from Huelva (Website).

Sources & Information

Elviejocaboprimero, Alrededor de Almeyda.

Locatie (N 28°28'25" - W 16°14'51") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: esca603; Photograph: 1 February 2020
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