Limone sul Garda (BS). House of San Daniele Comboni

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Published on Oct 25, 2024

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Limone del Garda, in addition to being famous for its mild climate, is the northernmost point where lemons are grown. This pleasant location is home to some of the most fascinating lemon groves in Garda. These structures, with their characteristic architecture of steps and pillars, have been the fundamental heart of the local economy for centuries. San Daniele Comboni was born in one of these lemon groves. His house is located in the Limonaia del Tesol, of which his parents were the custodians. A community of Comboni Missionaries now lives here, committed to welcoming those who come here to experience moments of missionary spirituality as well as, obviously, introducing visitors to the figure of San Daniele Comboni. The lemon grove that we can still see here could contain around one hundred lemon trees and was built next to some pre-existing agricultural structures including the Birthplace of San Daniele, in the second half of the 18th century. In the early 1800s, two brothers, Giuseppe and Luigi Comboni, originally from Bogliaco, a small village south of Limone, came to work at Tesol. After a few years, Giuseppe moved to the village and Luigi remained at Tesol, who in 1826 married Domenica Pace, a native of Magasa. They had eight children, the fourth was San Daniele Comboni, the only child who survived as all the others died at a young age. In the house where he was born, it is possible to visit the kitchen and the parents' bedroom; on the upper floor, not open to visitors for security reasons, there is another bedroom where the children slept and some rooms used as granaries and storage rooms. On the ground floor there is a chapel that was created from a woodshed. The tabernacle in the shape of an African hut, the large olive crucifix and the statue of San Giuseppe holding the lemon house are special, as he is the main patron of the Institute, according to the will of San Daniele himself. In the sacristy adjacent to the chapel, an urn containing the remains of the parents is kept. Above the rooms of the house, the “Museum of Curiosities” has been set up: various finds collected over the years by the Missionaries in every corner of the world are exhibited there. Among the various objects on display, several species of shells stand out, including one weighing 155 kg, one of the largest molluscs in the world, and a variety of fossils of fish, mammals, reptiles and shells. Small marine animals, fossils, minerals (including a meteorite that fell in China in 1516), teeth of five different types of shark, rare insects and crustaceans as well as a python and anaconda skin are also collected. Finally, we can admire the garden that appears as an oasis of peace and beauty. At the foot of the rock, there is a wooden roof, used as a chapel to celebrate mass or for moments of meeting. Next to this part, a path that allows you to climb along the wall, to reach beautiful panoramic points. The path is flanked by a stream that forms several waterfalls. In the late 1800s, the lemon house was purchased by Eugenio Comboni, cousin of San Daniele. From his descendants, the Comboni Missionaries purchased it, to become custodians of the Birthplace of their Holy Founder.

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