PHOTO ARCHIVES
Magdalena del Mar, Peru - 1928 - An old photograph capturing a moment of the blessing of the monument dedicated to Dominic Savio, in the Salesian house in Magdalena del Mar, on 20 May 1928. This significant image, preserved at the Historical Archives of Peru, is also part of the commemorative "Church, Courtyard and Sea: 100 Years of the Salesian Parish of Magdalena del Mar" photo exhibition opened on 10 November at the hall of the Municipal Palace in Magdalena del Mar.
Goa, India – 1906 – The beginnings of the Salesian presence in India, in the diocese of Meliapor, date back to 1906. In those years Meliapor was part of the Portuguese patronage and here the Salesians founded two orphanages, one in Tanjor in 1906 and another in Meliapor in 1909.
Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal - 1910 - In 1903, the Salesians took over the "João Baptista Machado" Orphanage on the island of Terceira, in the Azores. It was the first Salesian presence on the island, which was later enriched with an arts and crafts school for needy youngsters. Then, in 1910, the establishment of the Republic in Portugal led to the closure of the orphanage.
Barcelona, Spain - 1961 - A new sculpture dedicated to the Sacred Heart, 7.5 metres high, was inaugurated for the upper part of the Tibidabo Church in Barcelona. The statue, commissioned by the Salesians with sculptor Josep Miret, was modelled on the basis of the original sculpture, cast during the Spanish Civil War.