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7 unusual facts about Salesians of Don Bosco


De La Salle John Bosco College

It was established in 1963 by the Don Bosco Fathers, the administration and supervision of which was formally turned over to the De La Salle Brothers in 1977.

Negotiations went fast and in 1963, the Salesian Fathers of Don Bosco agreed to manage the school and the company committed to subsidize its operations with focus on training young males who could answer the increasing demand for skilled workers at the company.

Divyadaan: Journal of Philosophy and Education

The Institute is run by the Society of St Francis de Sales, also known as the Salesians of Don Bosco, an international Catholic religious congregation whose primary mission is the education of young people, especially those who are disadvantaged.

Ląd, Greater Poland Voivodeship

From 1921 it has been operated and maintained by the Salesians of Don Bosco.

Salesians of Don Bosco

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

Salesians are also active in publishing and other public communication activities, as well as mission work, especially in Asia (Siberia - in the Yakutsk area), Africa, and South America (Yanomami).

Slovene Scouts and Guides in Carinthia

The first Scout group of the Slovene-speaking minority was founded in 1959 by the Catholic priest Janez Rovan SDB in Klagenfurt.


Alberto María De Agostini

Father Alberto Maria De Agostini (2 November 1883 – 25 December 1960) born in Pollone, Piedmont was an Italian missionary of the Salesians of Don Bosco order as well as a passionate mountaineer, explorer, geographer, ethnographer, photographer and cinematographer.

Andrés Sapelak

Sapelak was born in Ryszkowa Wola, Second Polish Republic in a Ukrainian family and ordained a priest on June 29, 1949 from the religious order Salesians of Saint John Bosco.

Bella Vista, Montevideo

Chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary, popularly known as "Capilla Maturana" (Roman Catholic, Salesians of Don Bosco)

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).

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne

Bishop Tim Costelloe SDB was appointed as an auxiliary bishop in April 2007 with responsibility for the northern region of the archdiocese.

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.

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.


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