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Don Bosco and the children |
Giovanni Melchior Bosco was born in 1815, in a small village outside Turin. He was a lively child and loved entertaining people: he learned to walk the tightrope, and do conjuring tricks like pull coins from the ears of startled onlookers. By the time he was 10, he was preaching, mixing prayers with magic: he tied 3 ropes together and made one seamless rope – it illustrated the concept of the Trinity.
Don Bosco (or Father Bosco) was later ordained in Turin: he was so shocked by the great number of the city’s street children that he devoted his life to helping them. He set up schools, dormitories and workshops and eventually established the Salesian Society, a branch of the Catholic church. Don Bosco was canonised in 1934 and became Saint Giovanni Bosco. He is buried inside the church devoted to Santa Maria Ausiliatrice.
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Don Bosco e i bambini |
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