Edizioni Qiqajon

Edizioni Qiqajon is an Italian publishing house linked to the Comunità monastica di Bose, a Christian monastic community founded by Enzo Bianchi in 1966 and based at Bose, a hamlet of Magnano in the province of Biella. The publisher takes its name from the qiqajon, the Hebrew word for the plant that God caused to grow over the prophet Jonah to give him a moment of rest and shade; the community explains that the qiqajon lasted only a day but relieved the prophet's thirst, discouragement and anger. Qiqajon describes its own mission as offering occasions to pause, be refreshed, read, think and nourish the spirit. The publishing programme is centred on Christian spirituality, prayer, monasticism, ecumenical and interreligious dialogue, biblical studies and contemporary ethical and economic reflection. Its catalogue includes authors such as Esther de Waal, Luigino Bruni, Éloi Leclerc and volumes by the Bose monks themselves, including works on Anthony the Great, the 'father of monks'. The house also produces podcasts based on its books, with episodes such as 'Una saggia follia', 'Al di là del silenzio', 'Il canto della vita' and 'Lettere dal cuore della città'. Legally, Edizioni Qiqajon is a private limited company (s.r.l.) with its registered office at the Monastero di Bose, I-13887 Magnano BI, Italy. Its tax and VAT number is 01415400025, it is registered in the Biella company register (no. 137318), and its share capital is stated as €10,000.00. The publisher maintains a press and commercial office, a warehouse and order service, and handles foreign rights and distribution. It is therefore best understood as the editorial arm of the Bose community rather than an independent commercial publisher.

Edizioni Qiqajon is the publishing house of the Comunità monastica di Bose, a Christian monastic community founded by Enzo Bianchi in 1966 at Bose, a hamlet of Magnano in the province of Biella, Italy. The community brought together monks of both sexes and from different Christian Churches, and from its beginnings promoted ecumenical dialogue. The publisher grew out of this monastic context, taking its name from the qiqajon, the Hebrew word for the plant that God made grow over the prophet Jonah to give him a moment of free rest and coolness. According to the publisher's own account, the qiqajon lasted only a day but relieved the prophet's thirst, discouragement and anger; the editions were born and continue to work with passion to offer occasions to pause, be refreshed, read, think and nourish the spirit. The community itself developed over decades: it was formally recognised by the Catholic Church in 2000 as a private association of the faithful, and in 2023 was erected as a monastery sui iuris of diocesan right by the bishop of Biella. The publishing house operates as a private limited company (s.r.l.) with its registered office at the Monastero di Bose, I-13887 Magnano BI. Its tax and VAT number is 01415400025, it is entered in the Biella company register under number 137318, and its share capital is €10,000.00. It maintains a press and commercial office, a warehouse and order service, and handles foreign rights and distribution. Over the years Qiqajon has published works on spirituality, prayer, monasticism, ecumenism and biblical studies, including titles by Esther de Waal, Luigino Bruni, Éloi Leclerc and volumes by the Bose monks. It has also expanded into audio, producing podcasts drawn from its books, with episodes such as 'Una saggia follia', 'Al di là del silenzio', 'Il canto della vita' and 'Lettere dal cuore della città'. The publisher remains closely tied to the Bose community and its wider ecumenical and spiritual mission.

• 2023

  Community erected as a monastery sui iuris of diocesan right by the bishop of Biella

• 2000

  Community formally recognised by the Catholic Church as a private association of the faithful

• 1966

  Comunità monastica di Bose founded by Enzo Bianchi at Bose, Magnano

A niche religious publisher rooted in the Bose monastic community, offering books and podcasts for spiritual reflection, rest and ecumenical dialogue.

• Persi nella meraviglia by Esther de Waal

• Sobrietà by Luigino Bruni

• Dio più grande by Éloi Leclerc

• Antonio il Grande, il 'padre dei monaci' (collective volume)

1. 1Edizioni Qiqajon official websiteqiqajon.it
2. 2Chi siamoqiqajon.it
3. 3Podcastqiqajon.it
4. 4Contattiqiqajon.it
5. 5Wikidatawikidata.org
6. 6Comunità monastica di Bose – Wikipedia (Italian)it.wikipedia.org