John Bosco (Italian: Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco; 16 August 1815 – 31 January 1888) popularly known as Don Bosco was an Italian Roman Catholic priest of the Latin Church educator and writer of the 19th century. While working in Turin where the population suffered many of the effects of industrialization and urbanization he dedicated his life to the betterment and education of street children juvenile delinquents and other disadvantaged youth.
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