Salesian Saints - Salesian Thailand

SAINT LEONARD MURIALDO

Early years Leonard Murialdo was born in Turin in 1828, eighth child of a well-to-do family. He lost his father at just four years of age. However, he received an excellent Catholic education at the Scolopian College in Savona. As

SAINT LOUIS ORIONE

Meeting Don Bosco as a boy Louis Orione was born in Pontecurone, in the diocese of Tortona, 23 June 1872. As a youngster, he helped his father as mending roads until he turned thirteen. Louis wanted to study to become

SAINT LOUIS VERSIGLIA

Vet or priest? Louis was born in Oliva Gessi (Pavia) on June 5, 1873. From his earliest years, he used to serve mass, so much so that the people already thought he would be a priest, but Louis never wanted

SAINT MARY DOMENICA MAZZARELLO

Early life Mary Domenica was born on May 9, 1837, in Mornese (Alessandria). At home, she was helped to develop solid piety, untiring work and that outstanding common sense and depth of judgement that she would show in later life

SAINT JOSEPH CAFASSO

Seminary director Joseph Cafasso was born in Castelnuovo d'Asti in 1811. Son of small land owners, he was the third of four children, of whom the last, Marianna, would be the mother of Blessed Fr Joseph Allamano. From when he

SAINT CALLISTUS CARAVARIO

Early years Callistus Caravario was born at Cuorgné, in the province of Turin, on 18 June 1903. From his earliest years, everyone thought of him as an excellent child for his meek and reflective nature. He seemed naturally inclined to

Saint Dominic Savio

Promise of holiness Dominic was born on April 2, 1842, in San Giovanni di Riva, near Chieri (Turin). On the occasion of his First Communion, at the age of seven, he set out his life's programme: "I will go to

Saint John Bosco

Saint John Bosco 1815 - 1888 Early years and eventual priesthood John Bosco was born at Castelnuovo d'Asti on 16 August 1815, of a family of peasant farmers. His father, Francis Bosco, died when John was just two, and Margaret

BLESSED MADELEINE MORANO

Meets Don Bosco Maddalena Caterina Morano was born in Chieri, in the province of Turin, on the 15th November 1847. Her father Francis died when she was eight and she began to help her mother with her work. Thanks to

BLESSED LAURA VICUÑA

From Chile to Argentina Laura Carmen Vicuña was born in Santiago, in Chile, on the 5th April 1891 to Joseph Domenico and Mercedes Pino. The Vicuña family were Chilean aristocrats, forced into exile by the revolution. They took refuge in

BLESSED PHILIP RINALDI

Joins Don Bosco Born on May 28, 1856, at Lu Monferrato (Alessandria), Philip was won over by Don Bosco at the age of twenty-two. As a priest, he was entrusted with the formation of the aspirants and novices. In 1899

BLESSED BRONISLAUS MARKIEWICZ

A priest for the poor Bronislaws Markiewicz was born on 13 July 1842 in Pruchnik in Galizia (southern Poland), the sixth of eleven children, in a devout lower-middle-class family. Bronislaws faced hunger, poverty and persecution encountered at school because of