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St. John Bosco
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St. John Bosco | |
Born | John Bosco August 16 1815 Italy |
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Died | January 31 1888 (age 72) |
After becoming a priest he became known as "Father Bosco" or "Don Bosco". Also referred to as "Giovanni Bosco", which translates into John Bosco in English.
Pope Pius XI canonized John Bosco in 1934.
Don Bosco teaching spiritual values via magic may have been the birth of Gospel Magic (the tailoring of a magic performance so that it can be used to instruct children or adults on some aspect of Christian theology). Gospel Magicians now have several organizations including the Fellowship of Christian Magicians and the Catholic Magicians' Guild.