Statues - Hither & Thither

 

Description

Concrete monument with two bronze busts.

1. Padre Ireneo Mazzotti, O.F.M. (Cologne, Brescia, 1886 - Ome 1976), founder of the Piccola Famiglia Francescana.
2. The Blessed Gabriele Allegra, O.F.M., (San Giovanni la Punta 1907 - Hong Kong 1976), Franciscan Friar and Biblical scholar. He is best known for performing the first complete translation of the Catholic Bible into the Chinese language. His Studium Biblicum Translation is often considered the definitive Chinese Bible among Catholics. He awaits canonization (Wikipedia).

LA GUARDIA DONORE DEL CUORE IMMACOLATO DI MARIA
RICONOSCENTE
1979

P. IRENEO MAZZOTTI O.F.M. Fondatore della Piccola Fam. Franc. Cologne BS       Ome BS 22.xii.1887       28.v.1976

Servo di Dio P. GABRIELE ALLEGRA O.F.M. Fondatore Studio Biblico di Hong Kong e Studio Sociologico di Singapore S. Giov. la Punta CT   Hong Kong 26.xii.1907       26.i.1976

Signature

Il Santuario Cuore Immacolato di Maria / The Shrine of the Immaculate Heart of Maria

The Marian Center in Valdragone is a place for spiritual exercises, retreats and pilgrimages. The center includes the Marian Shrine, the House for Spiritual Exercises (Casa di Spiritualità San Giuseppe), and the Monastery of the Clarisse, set in a large park. The Center is built between 1965 and 1968.

Websites

• Santuario del Cuore Immacolato di Maria, Website.
• Casa di Spiritualità San Giuseppe, Website.

Artist

• Ubaldo Ferretti (1954), Italian sculptor (Website).

Tags

• Town: Borgo Maggiore
• Country: San Marino
• Allegra, Gabriele
• Biblical scholar
• Bust (man)
• Ferretti, Ubaldo
• Mazzotti, Ireneo

Location (N 43°56'31" - E 12°27'21") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

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