SANT FÈLIX, presentations
On the 14th of January, 2005, in the auditorium of the Museum of Vilafranca del Penedés (Catalonia, Spain) the sculpture of this discovered Sant Fèlix cast in bronze “à la cire perdue”, was presented for the first time, along with the presentation of the documentary film of the entire process.
This sculpture, 40 cm. in height, is also the original of the oak wood reproductions intended to be hand-held and recognized by touch.
On the 25th of May 2005 at the Spanish Embassy to the Vatican (Rome, Italy) a new presentation was welcomed.
In the year 1700, the relics of Sant Fèlix arrived at Vilafranca from Rome. 305 years later his Icon arrived in Rome from Vilafranca.
On the 16th of June of 2005, at the Institute of Sacred Art of the Faculty of Theology and Religious Sciences in Paris (France) another presentation, combined with a Conference on the author and his work took place.
Guido Dettoni designs the illustration of the cover of the book “Sant Fèlix, el romà fet vilafranquí” written by Josep Maria Juncà and Antoni Ribas. The book was presented at the Diocesan Museum of Barcelona –Pia Almoina (Spain) on July 15, 2009.
The cast in bronze sculpture of Sant Fèlix remained there in exhibited until the following presentation of the book at the Museum of Vilafranca del Penedès on August 21, 2009.