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Monastery of Bose, Biella

Monastery of Bose, Biella

Via Bose 1, Magnano, BIELLA, ITALY

RELIGIONS Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox

DESCRIPTION OF THE RELIGIOUS SITE

DESCRIPTION
Bose is a community of monks and nuns belonging to different Christian Churches, seeking God in obedience to the Gospel and living in fraternal communion and celibacy. Since its foundation, the Community of Bose promotes an intense ecumenical dialogue among the various Christian Churches and denominations. The founder of the community is Enzo Bianchi. The Community has several locations, such as hospitality, in the countryside of Ostuni (Brindisi), in Assisi (Perugia), in Pieve di Cellole (San Gimignano, Siena) and in Civitella San Paolo (Rome).
HISTORICAL RELEVANCE
Since the first centuries of Christianity there have been men and women who early on came to be called monastics, and who gave up everything in the attempt to live in radical obedience to the Gospel, in celibacy and in community. Bose lies within this tradition, which belongs to the Christian East and West alike. The community seeks to live monastic life in our own time under the guidance of a rule and a spiritual father, the prior, whose duty it is to point the community towards the Gospel of Jesus Christ. "Bose" is a monastic community of men and women belonging to different Christian churches. It is a monastic community seeking God in prayer, poverty, celibacy, and obedience to the Gospel.
INTER-RELIGIOUS RELEVANCE
In the course of its thirty-five year history, the community of Bose has been enriched by the arrival of new brothers and sisters from numerous regions of Italy and from abroad. The community now has about eighty members from seven countries. Virtually all of the members of Bose are lay people, in keeping with the early monastic tradition and as an expression of the simplicity and lack of visibility that Bose would like to maintain in its relationship with the church.
RELIGIOUS INFLUENCE
The community wants to serve within the church in the poverty and simplicity that belong to every Christian who, in baptism, commits him- or herself to serve the Gospel, and nothing else. The two Catholic priests and the Protestant minister present at Bose offer the services of their ministry to the community and its guests. Since 1995, the presence at Bose of Monsignor Emilianos Timiadis, Metropolitan of the Othodox Church of Constantinople, who now lives at Bose as a brother of the community after working for many years to promote dialogue and communion among the churches, has been a great gift of the Lord to the community.
HOW TO USE WITH THE STUDENTS
Didactical relevance and the suggested way to use it with the students:
- Direct visit :
In order to book you need to call. Reservations by e-mail or fax are not accepted.
Contacts: tel: (+39) 015 679 185 - Fax: (+39) 015 679 294
For general information: [email protected]

- Virtual visit:
in Google Maps through many place photos : https://goo.gl/maps/D71wzY3w1932


- Classroom activity:
Starting from the example of the ecumenical dialogue that is at the foundation of the Bose community, the students will be able to work on the common points of Christian rites and religions, following the history of schisms, and the aspects that bind and separate Christianity.
CONNECTION WITH OTHER RELIGIOUS SITES

Monastery of Bose, Fraternity of Assisi (Perugia) San Masseo - Via Petrosa, s.n.c. - 06081 ASSISI (PG)

Monastery of Bose, Fraternity of Cellole, San Gimignano (Siena) - Loc. Pieve di Cellole, 1 - 53037 San Gimignano (SI)

Monastery of Bose, Fraternity of Civitella San Paolo (Roma) - C/o Monastero Santa Scolastica Via Civitellese per Nazzano, 11 Civitella San Paolo Roma

Monastery of Bose, Fraternity of Ostuni (Brindisi) - Contrada Lamacavallo, 72017 Ostuni (Brindisi)

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This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This web site reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.