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Salesian
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Sa·le·sian  (s-lzhn, -shn)
n.
A member of the Society of Saint Francis of Sales, a Roman Catholic congregation founded in Turin in 1845 and dedicated chiefly to education and missionary work.
adj.
Of or relating to the Salesians.
Salesian [səˈliːzjən -ʒjən]
adj
(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) of or relating to the French ecclesiastic and theologian St Francis of Sales (1567-1622) or to the religious orders founded by him or by St John Bosco in his name See also Visitation [2]
n
(Social Science / Education) a member of a Salesian order, esp a member of the Society of St Francis of Sales founded in Turin by St John Bosco (1854), and dedicated to all types of educational work
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This motivated me to start looking for suitable projects I could get involved with and I soon came across the Bosco Volunteer Action (BOVA), a volunteering organisation of the Salesians of Don Bosco which is doing fantastic work in more than 120 countries.
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I thus began an experience of life in boarding school, followed by the Salesians of Don Bosco in junior high and high school, which transmitted to me not only the science of knowledge but above all the awareness of values.
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John Bosco Born: 1815 (Becchi, Castelnuovo d'Asti, Piedmont, Italy) Died: 1888 (Turin, Italy) Canonized: 1934 by Pope Pius Xl Patronage: Magicians, apprentices, educators, boys, editors, young people, students, laborers Feast day: January 31 Communities founded: Salesians of Don Bosco in 1859, the Daughters of Mary, Help of Christians in 1872, and the Union of Cooperator Salesians in 1875 ANGELO STAGNARO, a magician and writer living in New York city.
Magic act: with a little sleight of hand and a lot of laughter, John ... by Stagnaro, Angelo / U.S. Catholic
 
 
 
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