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

Sant'Antonio di Padova e l'Asino

Saint Anthony of Padua and the Donkey

born Fernando Martins de Bulhões
(Lisbon c. 1195 - Padua 1231)
priest and friar of the Franciscan Order, known for his preaching and expert knowledge of scripture
(Wikipedia)

artist unknown
date?

Borgo Maggiore / Sant'Antonio di Padova e l'Asino

Description

Polyester statue of St. Anthony and the kneeling donkey.

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

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

Locatie (N 43°56'35" - E 12°27'26") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: sm50; Photograph: 11 May 2017
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