John bosco catholic church
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John bosco catholic church
John Bosco
19th-century Italian Roman Catholic priest, educator, and writer
"Don Bosco" redirects here. For other uses, see Don Bosco (disambiguation). For schools of that name, see Don Bosco School.
Saint John Bosco SDB | |
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Bosco in 1880 | |
| Born | (1815-08-16)16 August 1815[1] Castelnuovo d'Asti, Piedmont, Sardinia-Piedmont |
| Died | 31 January 1888(1888-01-31) (aged 72) Turin, Kingdom of Italy |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Anglican Communion[2] |
| Beatified | 2 June 1929[3], Rome by Pius XI |
| Canonized | 1 April 1934, Rome by Pius XI |
| Major shrine | Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians, Turin, Italy |
| Feast | 31 January |
| Attributes | Cassock, Biretta |
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John Melchior Bosco, SDB (Italian: Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco; Piedmontese: Gioann Melchior Bòsch; 16 August 1815