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John Melchior Bosco, SDB (Italian: Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco; Piedmontese: Gioann Melchior Bòsch; 16 August 1815 [ 4 ] – 31 January 1888), [ 5 ] popularly known as Don Bosco (IPA: [ˈdɔm ˈbɔsko, bo-]), [ 6 ] was an Italian Catholic priest, educator and writer of the 19th century. While working in Turin, where the population suffered many ...
St. John Bosco (born August 16, 1815, Becchi, near Turin, Piedmont, kingdom of Sardinia [Italy]—died January 31, 1888, Turin; canonized April 1, 1934; feast day January 31) was a Roman Catholic priest who was a pioneer in educating the poor and founded the Salesian order. He is a patron saint of editors, publishers, youth, apprentices, and ...
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Saint John Bosco is the patron saint of apprentices, editors and publishers, schoolchildren, magicians, and juvenile delinquents. His feast day is on January 31. ← Bl. John Bodey. John Bosco, also known as Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco and Don Bosco, was born in Becchi, Italy, on August 16, 1815. His birth came just after the end of the ...
Don Bosco's liturgical feast day is January 31st. St. John Bosco, pray for us and for all the young people in the world! The original title of this brief story about Don Bosco is "A Man Sent by God." It was written by Fr. Paul Aronica, SDB in 1988 and published by Salesiana Publishers.
To ensure the continuity of this mission among the young – and to expand it to the benefit of poor girls – he founded the Pious Society of St. Francis de Sales (SDB – the Salesians of Don Bosco), the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (FMA – the Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco), and the Association of Salesian Cooperators (ASC).
Jan 31, 2024 · Saint John Bosco, affectionately known as Don Bosco, was the visionary founder of the Salesian Society. Born to impoverished parents in Becchi, near Castelnuovo in Piedmont, Italy, on August 16, 1815, he passed away on January 31, 1888. Recognized for his sanctity, he was declared Venerable by Pope Pius X on July 21, 1907.
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Jan 31, 2012 · Includes the Catholic Encyclopedia, Church Fathers, Summa, Bible and more all for only $19.99... (Or St. John Bosco; Don Bosco.) Founder of the Salesian Society. Born of poor parents in a little cabin at Becchi, a hill-side hamlet near Castelnuovo, Piedmont, Italy, 16 August, 1815; died 31 January 1888; declared Venerable by Pius X, 21 July, 1907.
