St John Bosco (Don Bosco) – Hand-Carved Wooden Statue from South Tyrol

Don Bosco stands here as a priest in a cassock with a raised hand, a boy leaning against him. The wooden statue suits youth centres, schools and parishes, and also anyone who does youth work or is called John.

John Bosco was born near Asti on 16 August 1815 and died in Turin on 31 January 1888. The priest devoted himself to the pastoral care of young people and in 1859 founded the Salesians, the Society of St Francis de Sales. He was canonised in 1934. His feast day is 31 January; he is regarded as patron saint of young people, youth chaplains and Catholic publishers. Don Bosco is the common nickname.

• Heights: 20 cm, 30 cm, 40 cm, 60 cm
• Finishes: natural (untreated, finely sanded); multicolour stained (three stain tones with wax, depending on the motif with gold or silver accents); hand-painted (oil colours, decorated with gold leaf and silver leaf)
• Wood: wood from the Gardena Valley – mainly lime wood, depending on size also maple or Swiss stone pine

A thank-you to youth leaders and group leaders, a gift for Confirmation or for the name day of a John: 31 January offers a good occasion.

Behind the Don Bosco statue lies carving work from the Val Gardena valley; differences in the wood and in the colouring make every piece unmistakable. Once you have decided on the Don Bosco statue, delivery takes approx. 4–5 weeks. We ship to all delivery countries, insured via UPS from our warehouse in Flieden; we charge €6.90 for this, and you also have a 14-day right of withdrawal. Every piece is blessed by a Catholic priest in our warehouse in Flieden and comes with a certificate card showing the date of the blessing.