On 8 December 1965, Bianchi decided to start living in a rented house in Bose, where he lived alone for three years. He visited several communities during this time, including Tamié Abbey, Mount Athos, and the Protestant Taizé Community. He was also friends with Cardinal Michele Pellegrino. On 17 November 1967, the local bishop prohibited public liturgical celebrations in Bose, which the Bose community attributed to be due to the frequent presence of non-Catholics. Pellegrino intervened to remove the interdict on 29 June 1968. In October 1968, two Catholics, a Protestant minister, and another female Protestant, joined Bianchi in Bose. Pellegrino approved the community's rule on 22 April 1973. On 26 December 2016, Bianchi announced his resignation as prior of the community, effective from 25 January 2017. Luciano Manicardi, who had been vice-prior, was elected to succeed him on 26 January 2017. From 6 December 2019 to 6 January 2020, the Vatican conducted an apostolic visitation of the Bose Monastic Community regarding issues of "the exercise of the authority, government management and fraternal climate". The visitors were Guillermo León Arboleda Tamayo, a Benedictine abbot, Amedeo Cencini, a Canossian consultor to the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, and Anne-Emmanuelle Devêche, a Cistercian abbess. Following their investigation, the Holy See issued a decree on 13 May 2020, signed by Cardinal Secretary of StatePietro Parolin and approved by Pope Francis, ordering Bianchi and three others to "separate from Bose and move to another place". The community released the contents of that decree on 26 May 2020 indicating that not all of those named had complied.
Community life
The residents of Bose live according to monastic rules inspired by Pachomius the Great, Basil of Caesarea and Benedict of Nursia, devoted to prayer and work. All the members of the community work the vegetable garden, make icons, wood works, pottery works and manage the typography. Some monks work outside the community. The daily schedule provides for prayer, manual works, and study of the Bible. The personal prayer is added to the common prayer. On Saturday night the community listens to the prior explaining the meaning of the Bible of the following Sunday.
