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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)

artist unknown
1999

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria / San Juan Bosco

Description

Bronze bust, with on the base s. joannes bosco

Inscription(s)

a
san juan bosco
en el
75 aniversario de la
fundacion del
colegio salesiano

las palmas de g.c. 31 enero 1999

Artist

Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Sources & Information

Catálogo de bienes histórico-artístico del Ayuntamiento de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (PDF on-line).
Esculturas en Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 1 P.
La Estrella que nos guia, Esculturas de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (3a parte).
Juan Álvarez Lasso, Bustos, esculturas y monumentos en la ciudad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Primera parte (2011) (on-line), p. 526-527.

Location (N 28°7'24" - W 15°25'39") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: esca165; Photograph: 7 January 2015
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