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John Bosco (1815 - 1888) or Don Bosco, was a Catholic priest, an educator and a writer of the 19th century in Italy. He founded some institutes for the education of boys and girls of poor conditions or at danger. He founded the Salesians of Don Bosco, the Daughters of Mary Help and the Salesian Cooperators. He opened many technical schools in Italy, France, Spain, Argentina, Uruguay. He worked very much to support poor boys and girls, published the Salesian Bulletin and created a system of education known as the Salesian Preventive System. He was respected by many people in his time, even persons who were not religious or Catholics. He was very good friend of Pope Blessed Pius IX and different countries asked him to send his Salesians to open schools out of Italy. He was considered a Saint when he died in 1888. He was beatified on 2 June 1929 by Pope Pius XI and canonized by the same Pope on 1 April 1934 who called him "Patron of the Catholic Press". He was called by Pope John Paul II "Juvenum Pater et Magister" that means "The Father and Teacher of the Youth¹". 1. Early Life John Bosco was born on 16 August 1815 in the hamlet of Becchi, Castelnuovo d'Asti Region². The name of his mother was Margaret Occhiena (1788 - 1856) and Franscis Bosco. His father was a widower. When he married Margaret, he had a boy, Anthony Bosco, who was the oldest brother of John. The first son with Margaret was Joseph Bosco and John was the youngest. They were very poor and worked for a wealthy family, the Biglione. On 11 May 1817 Francis Bosco died. John was only 21 months old. His mother, Margaret, had to take care of the family. To study was very difficult at the time for a poor farmer boy and they have to work very hard in the farm to be able to eat. Notes 1. Sanctity in the Salesian Family, p. 23 2. Castelnuovo d'Asti is a region of the Turin province, at the north-west of Italy. Today that region is known as "Castelnuovo Don Bosco" in honor to him. The hamlet of Becchi is far from Turin about 20 miles away. Nowadays it is known also as "Colle Don Bosco" (Don Bosco Hill) and it has the museum of Don Bosco with all the things related to his childhood. Bibliografy
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