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unusual facts about Salesian



Abuse by members of Roman Catholic orders

In February 2010 the Salesians were accused of sexual abuse in their juvenate Don Rua in 's-Heerenberg.

Beuerberg Abbey

In 1835 the Visitandines, known also as the Salesian Sisters, from the Visitandine house at Dietramszell, acquired and re-settled the premises.

Colegio Salesiano de Leon XIII

Finally, by direct intervention of Pope Leo XIII (which is why the first foundation bearing his name), the successor of Don Bosco, Don Michael Rua, sent the first eight Salesian.

Dientzenhofer

Wolfgang Dinzenhofer (1678-1747) from Plankenhäusel in Au near Aibling, did probably learn at another Wolfgang Dientzenhofer in Amberg, according to documents of the local Salesian monastery.

Don Bosco Academy, Pampanga

The presence of Don Bosco in the Philippines began in 1912 when two Salesian priests arrived in the Parish of Nuestra de los Remedios in Malate, Manila.

Don Bosco Training Center

The institution was initiated and largely financed by the South Australian Government’s Austraining International and AusAID in partnership with Salesians in East Timor, the Australian Salesian Mission Overseas Aid Fund and East Timor’s SEFOPE – the government agency responsible for vocational training and employment.

Ernesto Pérez Acosta

In 1958 was appointed representative in the Salesian Congress Turin, Italy.

Joseph Vandor

Joseph Vandor SDB, (born as: József Wech, known too as Vándor József, José Vandor, Wech József, Father Puchner) was a Hungarian Catholic Salesian priest, missionary and Venerable * 29 October 1909, Dorog (Komárom-Esztergom County, Austria-Hungary; today: Hungary) † 8 October 1979, Santa Clara (Cuba, America).

Oscar Julio Vian Morales

For the Salesian province he acted as councillor of the Salesian Inspectorate for Central America (CAM) and delegate for youth ministry in the province's center located in San Salvador.

Raffaele Farina

He received his episcopal consecration on the following 16 December from three cardinals, fellow Salesian Tarcisio Bertone as principal consecrator, with James Stafford and Jean-Louis Tauran as co-consecrators, in St. Peter's Basilica.

Rudolf Komorek

Rudolf Komorek (born 11 October 1890 in Bielsko; died 11 December 1949 in São José dos Campos) was a Salesian missionary from Silesia.

Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco

On October 8, 1874, the Salesian Sisters were able to open their first house in Borgo San Martino.

Salesians of Don Bosco

Bosco Seva Kendra, Development Office of the Salesian Province of Hyderabad in India.

Stefan Czmil

After graduating from the school of Salesian aspirants Czmil was admitted to the Salesian Novitiate in Villa Moglia (Chieri) in 1935.

Stephen Ferrando

Ferrando was ordained a priest on March 18, 1923 at the Salesian Institute of Borgo San Martino, Alessandria, Italy.

Ugo De Censi

A very important part of his life was when he stayed at the Salesian house in Arese, where he worked for nearly twenty years.

Vides Kenya

VIDES Kenya operates under the Salesian Sisters of Daughters of Mary Help of Christians of Dagoretti to enhance development and education of the young internationally.


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