Bologna, Italy - May 2017 - On 14 May, in the piazza named after the Salesian Fr Antonio Gavinelli, in front of the Shrine of the Sacred Heart, the inauguration ceremony took place of a monument dedicated to him. The bronze statue, created by Luigi Enzo Mattei, is the result of a joint action between the city of Bologna, the Salesian House of the Sacred Heart and the citizens who joined in the fundraising. Fr Gavinelli, was responsible for the reconstruction of the cupola and the church of the Sacred Heart: first, after its collapse during the earthquake of 21 November 1929 and again after it was bombed during World War II.