Salesians of Don Bosco
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The Salesians of Don Bosco, formally known as the Society of Saint Francis de Sales, is a religious congregation of men in the Catholic Church, founded on 18 December 1859 by the Italian priest John B
John Bosco, founder of the Society of St. Francis de Sales in 1859
Lucas Van Looy (left), a Salesian and Bishop Emeritus of Ghent. He is alongside Augustine Kasujja, Apostolic Nuncio emeritus to Belgium and Luxembourg and Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Numidia.
The Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco, formally known as the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians are a female religious institute formed by Saint John Bosco along with Saint Maria Domenica Mazzarello in
Salesians of Don Bosco
…corporal works of charity towards the young, especially the poor, and the education of boys to the priesthood". Its associated women's institute is the Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco, while the lay movement is the Association of Salesian Cooperators. In 1845 Don John Bosco ("Don" being a traditional Italian honorific for priest…
Salesian Sisters, 1879
Salesian sister teaching music in Vellore, India
Salesian sister caring for the sick and poor in former Madras Presidency, India