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8.4 Case Study Event 3
Figure 8.8 Parish Priest and Deputy Mayoress from the Italian Community
at the Opening Ceremony
tion, explorer Mario Ravalico from Trieste, explained that the exhibition,
on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of beatification, was intended to
give visitors the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the character
of the young priest. He pointed out that before Buje, this exhibition was
held in Piran and Trieste, where it was attended by many interested visi-
tors. In addition, he briefly described his research work on this topic and
then described the structure of the memorial exhibition – it was divided
into six chronological parts:
1. The Bonifacio family;
2. The invitation, and going to the seminar;
3. The pastoral work of Bl. Bonifacio;
4. The death. In this section, the explanation of three hypotheses about
the place where the body was mysteriously buried was presented.
The only known fact is the place of his arrest. Mr. Ravalico, however,
emphasised that according to the latest findings, the most probable
hypothesis is that his body was buried in a secret and unmarked
grave in the Cemetery of St. Vid¹⁷ in Grožnjan – this cemetery was
later abandoned;
¹⁷ His remains were not found in the excavations of the abysses in this part of Istria. The
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Figure 8.8 Parish Priest and Deputy Mayoress from the Italian Community
at the Opening Ceremony
tion, explorer Mario Ravalico from Trieste, explained that the exhibition,
on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of beatification, was intended to
give visitors the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the character
of the young priest. He pointed out that before Buje, this exhibition was
held in Piran and Trieste, where it was attended by many interested visi-
tors. In addition, he briefly described his research work on this topic and
then described the structure of the memorial exhibition – it was divided
into six chronological parts:
1. The Bonifacio family;
2. The invitation, and going to the seminar;
3. The pastoral work of Bl. Bonifacio;
4. The death. In this section, the explanation of three hypotheses about
the place where the body was mysteriously buried was presented.
The only known fact is the place of his arrest. Mr. Ravalico, however,
emphasised that according to the latest findings, the most probable
hypothesis is that his body was buried in a secret and unmarked
grave in the Cemetery of St. Vid¹⁷ in Grožnjan – this cemetery was
later abandoned;
¹⁷ His remains were not found in the excavations of the abysses in this part of Istria. The
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