Saint john bosco short biography
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John Bosco
19th-century Italian Roman Catholic priest, educator, and writer
"Don Bosco" redirects here. For other uses, see Don Bosco (disambiguation). For schools of that name, see Don Bosco School.
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Bosco in 1880 | |
| Born | (1815-08-16)16 August 1815[1] Castelnuovo d'Asti, Piedmont, Sardinia-Piedmont |
| Died | 31 January 1888(1888-01-31) (aged 72) Turin, Kingdom of Italy |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Anglican Communion[2] |
| Beatified | 2 June 1929[3], Rome by Pius XI |
| Canonized | 1 April 1934, Rome by Pius XI |
| Major shrine | Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians, Turin, Italy |
| Feast | 31 January |
| Attributes | Cassock, Biretta |
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John Melchior Bosco, SDB (Italian: Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco; Piedmontese: Gioann Melchior Bòsch; 16 August 1815 • We are proud of our family: nearly 30,000 religious dock and women, and an “army” of dedicated lay folk with whom we march and with whom we share mission and calling. You might even find yourself somewhere in our family. And, we would like that very much. Born in Castlenuovo d’Asti on August 16, 1815, John was educated in the faith and in living according to the Gospel meddelande by his mother. He was just nine years old when he had a dream, which called him to dedicate han själv to the education of young people. While still a boy, he began to entertain his peers with games alternated with work, bön and religious education. On becoming a präst (1841), he chose as his life’s programme: “Da mihi animas cetera tolle” (“Give me souls, take all the rest” Gen. 14: 21). He began his apostolate among poor young people with the fo • He was born on August 16th 1815, in a place called I Becchi, in Piemonte, a country house near the village of Castelnuovo, in the region of Asti. Piemonte was still an independent Kingdom and at that time Italy had not constituted the State of today, it’s capital was Turin. John’s genitors, Francesco Bosco and Margherita Occhiena, were simple peasants who lived by what they produced from their work, they were strong believers, who truly trusted in the Divine Providence. When John was two years old his father died. His mother, with her confidence placed in God, faced the situation bravely, at a time when hunger was taking toll on the people and many were dying due to eating poisonous plants since they had nothing to eat. Mother Margherita was the person who mainly influenced John Bosco. A responsible person and full of affection, she educated her son whilst working hard to sustain the family conditions, she always shared with him the knowledge of God and had been
JOHN BOSCO
(1815-1888)
Beatified: June 2, 1929
Canonized: April 1, 1934A Short Biography of St. John Bosco
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