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Via delle Felci 1-3, Valdragone
(Parco del Centro Mariano)

La Sacra Famiglia

The Holy Family

The Holy Family consists of the Child Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and Saint Joseph. Veneration of the Holy Family was formally begun in the 17th century by Saint François de Laval, the first bishop of New France, who founded a Confraternity
(Wikipedia)

St. Giuseppe Scultures
date?

Description

Polyester statue of the Holy Family, standing on a rock.

Inscription(s)

in memoria
di bonfini tina
e famiglia

Signature

St. Giuseppe scultures Cltde.

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.

Sculptor

St. Giuseppe Scultures Cltda., Quito (Ecuador); religious sculptures in fiberglass and olireso, founded in 1957 by Graciela Jaramillo, who was succeeded by Antonino Jaramillo (Website).

Locatie (N 43°56'34" - E 12°27'31") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: sm42; Photograph: 11 May 2017
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