The commemoration ceremony for the 80th anniversary of the martyrdom of Blessed Don Bonifacio will take place on Thursday, September 10, at 16:30 PM in Largo Don Bonifacio in Trieste. It was, in fact, September 11, 1946, when the young Istrian parish priest Francesco Bonifacio was kidnapped near Krasica by the Popular Guards, who eliminated him and then hid his body. The search for the priest's body is still ongoing. He has since been beatified because he was martyred for hatred of the faith : his apostolic fervor, his constant presence among his parishioners, and his faith were unwelcome to the communist militias that were rampaging in Zone B of the Julian March under Yugoslav military administration while awaiting the Peace Conference to define the new Italian-Yugoslav border. Exercising a military administration was meant to guarantee the safety of citizens and the transition from a climate of war and the Nazi-Fascist totalitarian regime to normality, which in Zone A under Anglo-American jurisdiction essentially occurred, while in Zone B the establishment of People's Powers was a preparatory step towards annexation to Tito's communist regime, which envisaged state atheism and therefore the persecution of priests.

The event is organized by the Provincial Committee of the National Association of Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia in collaboration with the Municipality of Trieste, the Federation of Associations of Istrian, Rijeka, and Dalmatian Exiles, the Association of Istrian Communities, and the National League. The Gonfalon of the City of Trieste will be present.