St. John Bosco Statue 8" High

HAND PAINTED STATUE – 8 Inches High & 3 Inches Wide and is made of "Marfilita", which is a mixture of resin and marble dust to strengthen the resin. Born in Italy on August 16, 1815, died on January 31, 1888 in Italy. Founder of the religious order of the Salesians. The church celebrates its day every year on January 31st. Canonized on April 1, 1934. Founder of the institute of the daughters of Mary Help of Christians. STORY ABOUT HIMDon Bosco’s first position was that of auxiliary chaplain. Some time later, he finished night school, and since the oratory was full, he opened two other centers in as many neighborhoods of Turin. Around the same time, he began to house abandoned children. Before long, there were already forty boys, most of them apprentices, living with Don Bosco and his mother in the Valdocco neighborhood. He decided to build his own learning workshops. The first two were inaugurated in 1853. In 1856, there were already 150 inmates, four workshops, a printing press, f