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6 unusual facts about John Bosco


Carlo Chenis

On December 21, 2006, he was elected bishop of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia, and later received his episcopal consecration in the Basilica of St. John Bosco in Rome for the imposition of the hands of the Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone on February 10, 2007.

Panya Kritcharoen

John Bosco Panya Kritcharoen (born December 18, 1949; Thai ปัญญา กฤษเจริญ) is the bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Ratchaburi, Thailand.

Stephen Ferrando

Stephen Ferrando born Rossiglione, Italy September 28, 1895, died June 21, 1978, was an Italian missionary belonging to the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB), an order founded by St. John Bosco.

Tak Nga Secondary School

We uphold the conviction of the great educator, St. John Bosco, that love is the core of education and prevention is better than cure.

Ugo De Censi

In 1979 he founded the first school for wood carving, dedicated to Don Bosco, who recruits children based on their poverty and good will.

Vasco da Gama, Goa

Vasco da Gama hosted the relics of Saint John Bosco, albeit temporarily, on 21 August 2011, at the St. Andrew's Church, while the relics were on their world tour.



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Kep Province

The Don Bosco Birth House Monument was inaugurated in May 2012 as a homage to Don Bosco and it is a reproduction of the house where John Bosco was born in 1816 in Castelnuovo Don Bosco, Italy.

Rosary and scapular

St. John Bosco's Brown Scapular was later exhumed in very good condition and is kept as a relic at the Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians, Turin.