John Bosco - Wikipedia
WEBJohn Melchior Bosco, SDB (Italian: Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco; Piedmontese: Gioann Melchior Bòsch; 16 August 1815 – 31 January 1888), popularly known as Don Bosco (IPA: [ˈdɔm ˈbɔsko, bo-]), was an Italian Catholic priest, educator and writer of the 19th century.
St. John Bosco - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
WEBFacts. Feastday: January 31. Patron: of apprentices, editors and publishers, schoolchildren, magicians, and juvenile delinquents. Birth: August 16, 1815. Death: January 31, 1888. Beatified: June 2, 1929 by Pope Pius XI. Canonized: April 1, 1934 by Pope Pius XI. Author and Publisher - Catholic Online. Printable Catholic Saints PDFs.
St. John Bosco - Encyclopedia Britannica
WEBApr 18, 2024 · 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, …
The Life Story of St. John Bosco (Biography of Don Bosco)
WEBOn January 31, 1888, Don Bosco's worn-out body finally yielded to nature. With the names of Jesus and Mary on his lips, Don Bosco's soul passed to his God and his Lady as the morning Angelus bell was summoning the faithful to prayer. "Our saint has left us," the people of Turin mourned. Don Bosco left a legacy.
St. John Bosco | EWTN
WEBSt. John Bosco. "In his life the supernatural became the natural and the extraordinary the ordinary." So spoke Pope Pius XI of the beloved Don Bosco, renowned for his educational pioneering and his affectionate care for the fatherless.
Saint John Bosco | Franciscan Media
WEB(August 16, 1815 – January 31, 1888) Saint John Bosco’s Story. John Bosco’s theory of education could well be used in today’s schools. It was a preventive system, rejecting corporal punishment and placing students in surroundings removed from the likelihood of …
St John Bosco (Canonized: 1934) - Salesian Missions
WEBAbout Us. Who We Are. About St. John Bosco. Our History. History of the Salesians. St John Bosco (Canonized: 1934) Beatified: June 2, 1929. Canonized: April 1, 1934. Early years and eventual priesthood. John Bosco was born at Castelnuovo d’Asti on August 16, 1855, to a family of peasant farmers.
St. John Bosco - Catholic News Agency
WEBApr 24, 2024 · John Bosco was born in August of 1815 into a family of peasant farmers in Castelnuovo d'Asti – a place which would one day be renamed in the saint's honor as “Castelnuovo Don Bosco.”
Saint John Bosco | EWTN
WEBSAINT JOHN BOSCO. Rev. W. G. Austen S.D.B. It has been often pointed out that a beneficent Providence sends into the world at precisely the most opportune time those specially chosen—and therefore specially gifted souls—who are to bring to it healing, strength, and newness of life.
Don Bosco's Story | EWTN
WEBJohn Bosco was born on the 16th of August 1815, in Becchi, a hamlet belonging to the municipality of Castelnuovo d'Asti (today Castelnuovo Don Bosco). He came from a family of poor farmers. He lost his father, Francesco, at the age of two. His mother Margherita raised him with tenderness and energy.
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