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Don Bosco
Don Bosco is the founder of the religious and educational order ‘Salesians of Don Bosco’. Don Bosco was born
in 1815, of a very poor family, near Turin in Italy. Through his determination, hard work and heroic sacrifices
he became a priest in 1841. He dedicated himself to the service of poor youth, offering them food, shelter and
education. He opened for them schools, technical schools, hostels and chapels. He founded a society of
collaborators and extended his work to all Europe and eventually to all continents. Don Bosco died on January
31, 1888 and was declared a saint on April 1, 1934.
