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Istrian Memories in the Dark Tourism Context: The Qualitative Analysis
Figure 8.7
Poster at the Entrance to
the Thematic Exhibition
the basis of Christian identity. In this part he recalled that 663 priests and
31 nuns were killed during wwii and its aftermath in Croatia, and Bosnia
and Herzegovina; communists were mentioned in this context. Then he
returned to the present times and spoke about Europe’s return to Chris-
tian roots, which are the basis of European civilisation, which is, however,
increasingly marked by secularisation. He concluded that the exhibition
wants to help us in living our faith. Because of all that, the speech sounded
like a sermon. The local priest then blessed the memorial exhibition.
The then Deputy Mayoress of Buje from the Italian community briefly
addressed the visitors as well (Figure 8.8). Speaking in Italian, she ex-
pressed her satisfaction with the fact that the inhabitants of Buje had the
opportunity to see the exhibition, emphasising that ‘Bl. Francesco Boni-
facio is one of those who greatly contributed to the development of the
historical circumstances that set the foundation of the present in these
areas that we live in today.’ In the continuation of the opening ceremony,
the president of the Society ‘Friends of Bl. Francesco Bonifacio’ (Gruppo
‘Amici di don Francesco Bonifacio’), the initiator and author of the exhibi-
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Figure 8.7
Poster at the Entrance to
the Thematic Exhibition
the basis of Christian identity. In this part he recalled that 663 priests and
31 nuns were killed during wwii and its aftermath in Croatia, and Bosnia
and Herzegovina; communists were mentioned in this context. Then he
returned to the present times and spoke about Europe’s return to Chris-
tian roots, which are the basis of European civilisation, which is, however,
increasingly marked by secularisation. He concluded that the exhibition
wants to help us in living our faith. Because of all that, the speech sounded
like a sermon. The local priest then blessed the memorial exhibition.
The then Deputy Mayoress of Buje from the Italian community briefly
addressed the visitors as well (Figure 8.8). Speaking in Italian, she ex-
pressed her satisfaction with the fact that the inhabitants of Buje had the
opportunity to see the exhibition, emphasising that ‘Bl. Francesco Boni-
facio is one of those who greatly contributed to the development of the
historical circumstances that set the foundation of the present in these
areas that we live in today.’ In the continuation of the opening ceremony,
the president of the Society ‘Friends of Bl. Francesco Bonifacio’ (Gruppo
‘Amici di don Francesco Bonifacio’), the initiator and author of the exhibi-
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