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Birth
Jhon Bosco was born on the evening of 16th August 1815 in the hillside hamlet of becchi Italy. He was the youngest son of Francesco Bosco and Margarita Occhiena. He had 2 older brothers Antonio and Guiseppe -
Death of his father
At the age of 2 his father Francisco Bosco died of pneumonia -
The 9-year-old dream
At the age of 9 Jhon saw a dream. In his dream Jhon found himself fighting a group of rowdy boys,he tried to stop them but they refused to listening. Suddenly a men appeared in front of Jhonn: "You will not help these boys by fighting with them, you can live only by Goodness". Then a woman appeared before him. The woman waved her hand and the boys turned into a snarling wild animals and when the woman put out her hand the beast changed again to a flock of lambs -
Entrance to the seminar
When he turned 20 he took one of the most important decisions of his life: He entered a Seminary -
He is ordained a priest
After 6 years of intense hard work he was ordained as a priest. He changed his name to Don Bosco as per the Italian tradition. Now Don Bosco was finally able to dedicate himself full-time to the abandoned boys he had seen in his dream -
The oratory begins
He took a decision to do wathever it takes to prevent the boys ending up in prisions. Don Bosco meet the first boy on December 8 1841 he took care of him, three days later there were 9, three months later 25 and in summer 80. Every Sunday they would meet in a different spot: a city church, a cementery chapel or an empty lot. Don Bosco would heard their confession and say Mass for them an hour of religious instruction would follow. -
Shops for the boys
In the autunm of 1853 Don Bosco came to decision. He started shoe making and tailoring shops in the oratory. Afther these shops for shoemakers and tailors Don Bosco build other shops aimed to training bookbinders, carpenters, printers and mechanics six shops in wich the privileged place was reserverd for orphans, the poor and totally abandoned boys -
Death of Don Bosco
On January 31, 1888 in Turin, Italy Don Bosco died after having dedicated his entire life to young people