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  • John Bosco
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  • Saint John Bosco (16 August 1815 – 31 January 1888), born Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco, also called Don Bosco, was an Italian Catholic priest and educator, who put into practice the dogma of his religion, employing teaching methods based on love rather than punishment. He placed his works under the protection of Francis de Sales, thus his followers styled themselves the Salesian Society. Don Bosco succeeded in establishing a network of centres to carry on his work. In recognition of his work with disadvantaged youth, he was canonized by Pope Pius XI in 1934.
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  • Christian apprentices, editors, publishers, schoolchildren, young people
Canonized date
  • 1934-04-01
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Birth Date
  • 1815-08-16
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major shrine
  • The Tomb of St John Bosco, Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians, Turin, Italy
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Name
  • John Bosco
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  • 205
feast day
  • --01-31
Birth Place
Titles
  • Confessor; Father and Teacher of Youth
death date
  • 1888-01-31
beatified date
  • 1929-06-02
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abstract
  • Saint John Bosco (16 August 1815 – 31 January 1888), born Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco, also called Don Bosco, was an Italian Catholic priest and educator, who put into practice the dogma of his religion, employing teaching methods based on love rather than punishment. He placed his works under the protection of Francis de Sales, thus his followers styled themselves the Salesian Society. Don Bosco succeeded in establishing a network of centres to carry on his work. In recognition of his work with disadvantaged youth, he was canonized by Pope Pius XI in 1934.