Tempio di don Bosco
The temple is situated on the Hill where, in 1815, San Giovanni Boscowas born, who dedicated his life and his works to the young people in difficulty.
The History
Founder of the oratories and, in 1854, of the Silesian society, Don Bosco had his first apparition at the age of nine where, in a dream, he foresaw his future mission: to help and to educate difficult children. The sanctuary was built for want of the Silesians at the end of the Second World War, and the first stone was placed in 1961. The entire structure was realized in just a few years, but only since 1984 has it been completely fit to be used.
The Sanctuary
The temple,
designed by the engineer Enea Ronca
and architect Rubatto, is composed of
two overlapped churches, both of them very large, and a dome.
The superior church, of modern line, contains a big pipe organ, and in
the bottom wall, over the presbytery, is located the wooden statue of our risen
Saviour Christ, a work of the sculptor Corrado
Piazza, of the enterprise Demets of Ortisei. Made of lime tree
wood and
In the side aisles the
fourteen sculptures of the “ via lucis”are
arranged, these also made of lime tree wood; realized by Giovanni Dragoni. The statues describe the manifestations of the
risen Christ up to the descent of the Holy Spirit during Pentecost. The
iconographies, however, are by the painter Mario
Bogani di Feganò. He is the author of six paintings that illustrate, in a
unified and comprehensible manner, some fundamental episodes of the life and
the activities of Don Bosco for the
young people.
Moreover, the painter realized a great fresco, placed at the top of
flight of steps that leads to the
Hours: 7:00-12:00; 14:00-18:00
Holy Masses:
Morning: weekdays 7:00-8:00-11.00 weekends 8:00-9:30-11:00
Afternoon: 16:00 – 17:15 (winter) 17:00 – 18:15 (summer)
Holiday Eve Mass: 16:00 (winter); 17:00 (summer)
Confession Hours:
Daily: 9:00-12:00; 15:00-18:00
Sito ufficiale: www.colledonbosco.it
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