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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.
Aug 12, 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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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 Napoleonic Wars which ravaged the area. Compounding the problems on his birthday, there was also a drought and a famine at the time of his birth.
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.
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.
So spoke Pope Pius XI of the beloved Don Bosco, renowned for his educational pioneering and his affectionate care for the fatherless. Born Giovanni Melchior Bosco in 1815, the future saint was the youngest son of a peasant farmer in the hamlet of Becchi, in the Piedmont district of north Italy.
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.
