Pope Pius XI had known Father John Bosco personally and spoke of his beloved Don Bosco being renowned as an educational pioneer and caregiver of orphans. Born […] Skip to content. All Sections.

St. John Bosco is venerated for having dedicated his life to helping poor, deprived children. Born in Castelnuovo in 1815, he founded the Salesian religious order.

John Bosco (1815-1888) would be glad you asked. Don Bosco (“Don” is an Italian honorific for priests and noblemen), a priest born in Italy’s Piedmont region, invented what later came to be ...