PHOTO ARCHIVES
Cartago, Costa Rica - 1913 - Young people who were part of the Salesian musical band, in the Costa Rican city of Cartago, pose in front of the College of Arts and Crafts. The Salesians arrived in Costa Rica on July 20, 1907, landing in Puntarenas and then heading towards Cartago, where the country's first Salesian presence was established.
Mogofores, Portugal - 1958 - On the 1st June 1958 the ceremony for the laying of the first stone of the National Shrine of "Our Lady Help of Christians" of Mogofores took place. It was then inaugurated five years later, on May 25, 1963.
Guayaquil, Ecuador - An old picture showing a group of students from the "Cristóbal Colón" Institute of Guayaquil during a gymnastics performance. The beginnings of this institute date back to August 8, 1892, when the National Council of Ecuador approved the foundation of a school of Arts and Trades that would be under the direction of the Salesian Congregation. Officially, the school began operating with its first 8 students in 1912.
Granada, Nicaragua - 1912 - On March 22, 1912, 110 years ago, the first Salesians arrived in Granada: Fr Giuseppe Dini, the seminarian Jorge Müller and the Salesian coadjutor Stefano Tosini. Here, they immediately began their mission in favor of young people. Fr Dini wrote: "When we arrived in Granada, the city already belonged to Mary Help of Christians". In this old photograph, in fact, the façade of the Chapel of Mary Help of Christians in Granada is depicted.