Pietro Braido,Rogélio Arenal Llata – “Don Giovanni Battista Lemoyne attraverso 20 lettere a don Michele Rua” in “Ricerche Storiche Salesiane”

Nel presente articolo gli autori non pretendono, certo, di colmare la lacuna che riguarda un approfondito studio monografico e l’edizione del suo notevole epistolario, ma si propongono di poter offrire frammenti, suggestioni, ipotesi non inutili ai fini di un’auspicabile ricerca su Don Giovanni Battista Lemoyne insieme a una valutazione critica della «storiografia» su don Bosco sorta con lui. Continue reading “Pietro Braido,Rogélio Arenal Llata – “Don Giovanni Battista Lemoyne attraverso 20 lettere a don Michele Rua” in “Ricerche Storiche Salesiane””

Antonio M. Papes – “Il profilo biografico di Giacomo Delmastro (1861- 1879)” in “Ricerche storiche salesiane”

Nel 1931 usciva per le stampe una breve biografia di questo «chierico» salesiano, dichiarandola scritta dal beato Don Bosco. La nota mostra che Don Bosco ne fu sì l’autore morale, ma che l’estensore materiale va ricercato tra i «segretari» di Don Rua, al quale personalmente risalgono alcuni importanti interventi. A sua volta il «segretario» aveva preso il materiale da un folto manoscritto che il sac. Pietro Conti, parroco di Pralormo nella diocesi d’Asti, aveva inviato a Don Rua. Di questa “Vita” si offrono in appendice alcune pagine interessanti, che il profilo pubblicato aveva trascurato. Continue reading “Antonio M. Papes – “Il profilo biografico di Giacomo Delmastro (1861- 1879)” in “Ricerche storiche salesiane””

Francis Desramaut – “Autour de six logia attribués à don Bosco dans les Memorie Biografiche” in “Ricerche storiche salesiane”

Sono tutti autentici i «detti», anche importanti, attribuiti a don Bosco? Lemoyne, e coloro che lo hanno seguito e utilizzato, hanno sempre adottato un metodo di composizione corretto e oggettivo? Nel presente studio l’Autore offre un primo contributo alla soluzione del problema. L’analisi critica, storica e letteraria di alcuni tra i «logia» più significativi attribuiti a don Bosco, avvalora l’ipotesi che non pochi di essi sono stati arbitrariamente ricostruiti, manipolati o inventati. Continue reading “Francis Desramaut – “Autour de six logia attribués à don Bosco dans les Memorie Biografiche” in “Ricerche storiche salesiane””

Antonio M. Papes – “La presenza salesiana nella Pampa argentina negli scritti del Padre Celso José Valla S.D.B” in “Ricerche storiche salesiane”

Nel presente articolo viene presentata l’attività storico-letteraria del padre Celso J. Valla (Colón, Bs As 1919) che dal collegio di San Nicolás de los Arroyos (Bs As) giunse al sacerdozio nel 1945. Svolse attività missionaria quasi interamente nella Pampa per oltre un ventennio prima di dedicarsi all’opera di procuratore e di storiografo della provincia (dal 1967).

 

Periodo di riferimento: 1945 – 1967

A. M. Papes, “La presenza salesiana nella Pampa argentina negli scritti del Padre Celso José Valla S.D.B”, in «Ricerche Storiche Salesiane», 9 (1990) 16, 237-241.

Istituzione di riferimento:
Istituto Storico Salesiano
Istituto Storico Salesiano

Francis Desramaut – “La «Mise à l’Index» par les Salésiens français de la première biographie complète de don Bosco en 1888” in “Ricerche storiche salesiane”

I primi tre libri che possono essere descritti come biografie di Don Bosco sono stati scritti in francese. Nel 1881, il medico belga Charles d’Espiney (1824-1891), collaboratore e amico di Don Bosco, pubblicò un racconto aneddotico intitolato “Don Bosco”, che ebbe fin da subito un grande successo. Continue reading “Francis Desramaut – “La «Mise à l’Index» par les Salésiens français de la première biographie complète de don Bosco en 1888” in “Ricerche storiche salesiane””

Antonio Ferreira da Silva – “1890: La visita di mons. Cagliero in Brasile” in “Ricerche storiche salesiane”

Nel 1876, D. Giovanni Cagliero accettava di aprire il Collegio Pio a Villa Colon, nei pressi di Montevideo. A dirigere questo collegio don Bosco inviava il giovane sacerdote Luigi Lasagna, uomo di grandi vedute, intraprendente e che sapeva unire l’obbedienza cosciente e sofferta all’originalità delle idee e alla costanza nel battere sentieri nuovi. Continue reading “Antonio Ferreira da Silva – “1890: La visita di mons. Cagliero in Brasile” in “Ricerche storiche salesiane””

Francesco Motto,Pietro Braido – “Don Bosco tra storia e leggenda nella memoria su «Le perquisizioni». Testo critico e introduzione” in “Ricerche storiche salesiane”

Nella produzione inedita di don Bosco si trova una «memoria» autografa, intitolata «Le perquisizioni». Essa peraltro è stata largamente utilizzata e parafrasata dai primi «storici» o «memorialisti», i salesiani don Giovanni Bonetti e don Giovanni Battista Lemoyne. Continue reading “Francesco Motto,Pietro Braido – “Don Bosco tra storia e leggenda nella memoria su «Le perquisizioni». Testo critico e introduzione” in “Ricerche storiche salesiane””

Giovanni Bosco – “Recourse to public charity” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected work”

As we have just said, for the financial resources needed to supply the everincreasing costs of his work, Don Bosco appealed to institutions: the Royal family, Government authorities, public officials (local council, provincial, state …), existing charitable organisations locally, the National Bank, parishes, dioceses, the Holy See itself through his best supporters, including the Pope.

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Giovanni Bosco – “Difficult relationships with the Archbishop of Turin” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected work”

Relationships between Don Bosco and Archbishop Gastaldi went through two different stages, one of great understanding and cooperation, and another of notable difficulties and conflicts. The watershed could be considered to be Gastaldi’s transferral from the Episcopal See of Saluzzo to being Archbishop of Turin in 1871.

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Giovanni Bosco – “Interventions to solve the matter of Bishops’ ‘Temporalities’ (1872-1874)” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected works”

The Law of Guarantees on 13 May 1871 and decrees applying to this required that for newly appointed bishops to enter into possession – the so-called temporalities – they had to present the Minister with the original decree of appointment and formally ask for the exequatur to be granted. This act, in the Holy See’s judgement, implied recognising the Kingdom of Italy which came into being in 1861, and included part of the Papal States ‘illegally’ taken from the Pontiff.

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Giovanni Bosco – “Indicators to the Holy see for the choice of new bishops for vacant sees (1867-1877)” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected work”

One of the most difficult conflicts to resolve in relationships between the Holy
See and the new Kingdom of Italy was that of the dozens of Episcopal sees left vacant
for political reasons. Both parties were aware of the seriousness of the situation, but
attempts to exit from the situation were shipwrecked by the persistent serious friction
brought about by proclaiming a Kingdom which comprised territories taken from
the Papal States (1861). Only in 1865-1867 did a process of détente coming
into place, where, having overcome mutual resistance, the Holy See succeeded in
appointing many bishops with the agreement of authorities of the Kingdom.

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Giovanni Bosco – “Confidential letters to the Pope concerning the political situation (1858-1867, 1873)” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected work”

In the years immediately preceding and following Italian Unity (1858-1866), Don Bosco kept constantly in touch with Pius IX by letter. He did this not only for interests directly relating to his work, but also in reference to the worrying situation the Church was going through in Piedmont, to encourage him in his defence of the faith against the enemies of religion, and to pass on to him any likely reserved information in his possession. Continue reading “Giovanni Bosco – “Confidential letters to the Pope concerning the political situation (1858-1867, 1873)” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected work””

Giovanni Bosco – “Salesian Cooperators Association” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected works”

The Salesian Cooperators association, which came into being in 1876, just two years after the approval of the Constitutions of the Salesian Society, is the last group that Don Bosco founded. As with ADMA he did not ask the Holy See for formal, canonical approval of the association; he considered it sufficient for the aims of the Salesian Cooperators Association to gain moral recognition through the granting of indulgences by the Pope and favourable recommendation by some bishops.

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Giovanni Bosco – “Association of Devotees of Mary Help Of christians” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected works”

When he had built the church of Mary Help of Christians at Valdocco in Turin in 1868, Don Bosco had it consecrated with an entire cycle of celebrations made available for the public domain through an appropriate booklet. Then he set out to make it an attractive centre for prayers, thanks and donations through a second larger book. Still not satisfied he sought to give stability to general devotion to Mary under the title of Mary Help of Christians through a lay association which bore that name.

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