
Saint John Bosco
Also known as: Don Bosco; St. John Bosco; Giovanni Bosco; Sanctus Ioannes Bosco; San Juan Bosco; San Giovanni Bosco; São João Bosco
Saint
Feast Day
January 31
Died
January 31, 1888
Canonized
1 April 1934 (Easter Sunday) by Pope Pius XI
Beatified
2 June 1929 by Pope Pius XI
Biography
In the turbulent landscape of the nineteenth century, where industrialization swept through Europe and left countless children to the streets, a priest emerged whose life became a beacon for the most vulnerable. His story begins not in a palace, but in the struggle of a difficult youth. Following a hard childhood, he pursued the vocation of the priesthood, eventually receiving ordination....
Image: Carlo Felice Deasti (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
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