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8.4 Case Study Event 3
he was only 34 years old. His remains have not been found and there are
several theories about them: cremation, throwing into the abyss (foiba),
or secret burial (Galimberti, n.d.; Župa Sv. Servula Buje, 2018).
In accordance with the decision of Pope Benedict xv i, the beatifica-
tion ceremony was celebrated on 4 October 2008 in Trieste Cathedral.
The liturgical memorial of Bl. Bonifacio is celebrated every year on 11
September, the day of his martyrdom (Galimberti, n.d.).
memorial exhibition opening ceremony
September 2018 was, as in many previous years, a festive month for Buje
as this was the 113th celebration of the Grape Days festival (Dani grožđa
Buje/Festa dell’uva). Consequently, posters for this event were posted on
all advertising spaces in town. Advertisements for two cultural events,
which took place a week earlier, were also posted on the same places. One
of them was the memorial exhibition dedicated to Bl. Francesco Bonifacio
named On Behalf of God, in Service of the People (In nome di Dio, al
servizio del popolo); the poster on Figure 8.7 was hung at the entrance to
the thematic exhibition in the Parish Church of St. Servulus, a hill town.
Figure 8.1 shows an additional poster posted in or near local churches
(and on the Diocese’s website).
Special signs as well as a large town map (on Josip Broz Tito Square) are
available to the visitors who want to visit the church; there is also a tourist
info point in the area. This gives a tourist feel to the town, although from
the aspect of tourism, Buje cannot (yet) be compared with the nearby
coastal towns, such as Piran, Umag or Novigrad. Parking can pose a prob-
lem in this ancient and nucleated town, which constitutes its weak point.
On the other hand, five sacral buildings, and the historic townscape in-
cluding the fortification system, are only some of the attractions of this
multicultural town.
The opening ceremony was held on 7 September 2018 in the Parish
Church. A total of 35 people were present at the 6 p.m. ceremony in the
above-mentioned church; among them predominantly seniors. The pri-
mary language of the event was Italian. After the introductory words of
the local parish priest, there was a short prayer. After that, he turned to the
visitors and spoke about Bl. Bonifacio. He emphasised that by sacrificing
his life, Francesco Bonifacio testified to the power of baptism, which is
political situation and events immediately after w w i i in Istria can be found in Oblak
Moscarda (2016).
171
he was only 34 years old. His remains have not been found and there are
several theories about them: cremation, throwing into the abyss (foiba),
or secret burial (Galimberti, n.d.; Župa Sv. Servula Buje, 2018).
In accordance with the decision of Pope Benedict xv i, the beatifica-
tion ceremony was celebrated on 4 October 2008 in Trieste Cathedral.
The liturgical memorial of Bl. Bonifacio is celebrated every year on 11
September, the day of his martyrdom (Galimberti, n.d.).
memorial exhibition opening ceremony
September 2018 was, as in many previous years, a festive month for Buje
as this was the 113th celebration of the Grape Days festival (Dani grožđa
Buje/Festa dell’uva). Consequently, posters for this event were posted on
all advertising spaces in town. Advertisements for two cultural events,
which took place a week earlier, were also posted on the same places. One
of them was the memorial exhibition dedicated to Bl. Francesco Bonifacio
named On Behalf of God, in Service of the People (In nome di Dio, al
servizio del popolo); the poster on Figure 8.7 was hung at the entrance to
the thematic exhibition in the Parish Church of St. Servulus, a hill town.
Figure 8.1 shows an additional poster posted in or near local churches
(and on the Diocese’s website).
Special signs as well as a large town map (on Josip Broz Tito Square) are
available to the visitors who want to visit the church; there is also a tourist
info point in the area. This gives a tourist feel to the town, although from
the aspect of tourism, Buje cannot (yet) be compared with the nearby
coastal towns, such as Piran, Umag or Novigrad. Parking can pose a prob-
lem in this ancient and nucleated town, which constitutes its weak point.
On the other hand, five sacral buildings, and the historic townscape in-
cluding the fortification system, are only some of the attractions of this
multicultural town.
The opening ceremony was held on 7 September 2018 in the Parish
Church. A total of 35 people were present at the 6 p.m. ceremony in the
above-mentioned church; among them predominantly seniors. The pri-
mary language of the event was Italian. After the introductory words of
the local parish priest, there was a short prayer. After that, he turned to the
visitors and spoke about Bl. Bonifacio. He emphasised that by sacrificing
his life, Francesco Bonifacio testified to the power of baptism, which is
political situation and events immediately after w w i i in Istria can be found in Oblak
Moscarda (2016).
171
