Category: Missioni ad Gentes

Antonio Ferreira da Silva – “La missione salesiana tra gli indigeni del Mato Grosso nelle lettere di don Michele Rua (1892-1909)” in “Ricerche Storiche Salesiane”



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Sono 263 le lettere di don Michele Rua, conservate nell’ASC, che trattano dell’antica ispettoria di Lasagna: Uruguay, Paraguay e Brasile. Tali lettere si dividono, praticamente, in due periodi dei quali il primo — dal 1880, sino agli inizi del presente secolo — è chiaramente dominato dalla figura del vescovo di Tripoli. Nel secondo hanno il primo posto i problemi propri delle singole parti in cui si divise quella ispettoria, — cioè Uruguay, Paraguay, Brasile e Mato Grosso. Continue reading “Antonio Ferreira da Silva – “La missione salesiana tra gli indigeni del Mato Grosso nelle lettere di don Michele Rua (1892-1909)” in “Ricerche Storiche Salesiane”” →

Antonio Ferreira da Silva – “La crisi della missione tra i Bororo e l’apertura al nuovo campo di apostolato nel sud del Mato Grosso (1918-1931)” in “Ricerche Storiche Salesiane”



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Oggi le terre delle colonie indigene, nella regione del Rio das Mortes, nella parte orientale del Mato Grosso, sono di proprietà delle comunità Bororo e Chavante che in esse dimorano. Non si è arrivati pacificamente a questa soluzione. Nel 1976 il sacerdote salesiano Rudolf Lunkenbein e il Bororo Simão furono uccisi insieme in un attacco alla missione, fatto dai civili che volevano impedire ad ogni costo la demarcazione delle terre indigene. Quelli che li hanno uccisi sono tuttora in libertà; sono stati assolti in regolare processo perché, secondo la giuria, avevano agito in difesa del proprio patrimonio. Continue reading “Antonio Ferreira da Silva – “La crisi della missione tra i Bororo e l’apertura al nuovo campo di apostolato nel sud del Mato Grosso (1918-1931)” in “Ricerche Storiche Salesiane”” →

Jesús Borrego – “La Patagonia e le terre australi del continente americano [pel] sac. Giovanni Bosco. Introducción por Jesús Borrego” in “Ricerche Storiche Salesiane”



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Il presente articolo consiste in una introduzione a cura dell’autore in riferimento agli scritti di Don Bosco riguardanti la Patagonia. Continue reading “Jesús Borrego – “La Patagonia e le terre australi del continente americano [pel] sac. Giovanni Bosco. Introducción por Jesús Borrego” in “Ricerche Storiche Salesiane”” →

Antonio Ferreira da Silva – “Patagonia: I – Realtà e mito nell’azione missionaria salesiana. Il vicariato apostolico della Patagonia settentrionale” in “Ricerche storiche salesiane”



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Dalla corrispondenza di mons. Cagliero, mons. Lasagna, don Vespignani e altri, si costata una voglia di autonomia dalle curie diocesane riguardo sia alla vita delle comunità religiose che al loro apostolato. Non solo le esperienze avute a Montevideo, a San Paolo del Brasile, a Cuiabá, a La Plata, ad Ancud generavano un tale sentimento; provenienti essi da Valdocco, portavano inciso nell’animo il ricordo dei difficili rapporti tra don Bosco e la curia torinese. Continue reading “Antonio Ferreira da Silva – “Patagonia: I – Realtà e mito nell’azione missionaria salesiana. Il vicariato apostolico della Patagonia settentrionale” in “Ricerche storiche salesiane”” →

Antonio Ferreira da Silva – “Due sogni sulle missioni della Patagonia e dell’America Latina” in “Ricerche Storiche Salesiane”



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«L’atteggiamento di Don Bosco nei confronti di quei fatti ch’egli stesso chiamò sogni è ancora in buona parte da scandagliare e da scoprire […] E tuttavia che certi sogni appartenessero, nell’estimazione di Don Bosco, alla categoria dei doni speciali di Dio, è fuori dubbio: certe previsioni di morti, certi pronunziamenti sul futuro d’individui, d’istituzioni, di nazioni avevano in lui all’origine talora un sogno che era a suo giudizio diverso dagli altri».

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Giovanni Bosco – La Repubblica Argentina e la Patagonia. Lettere dei missionari salesiani pel Sac. Giulio Barberis



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Il gradimento universale con cui fu accolto il fascicolo delle lettere dei Missionari Salesiani «Da Torino alla Repubblica Argentina » ci anima a pubblicare le altre dai medesimi missionari scritte intorno al vasto campo Evangelico, che la Provvidenza Divina tiene preparato agli operai della fede. Queste racconteranno le varie azioni nei primi mesi della loro dimora in quelle regioni e le speranze per la Patagonia.

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Michael Chang – “A concise history of the salesian corean missions” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.



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Don Bosco was a man who dreamed dreams. His dreams became reality and are still becoming reality. A lot of people think that he had a dream that is connected with the Korean province. The dream concerns the evangelization of Northeast Asia. If we look at the historical records that we have in our possession, the first Salesian confrere to set foot on Korean soil was the “Don Bosco of the East”, the Eastern Interpretation of Don Bosco’s Preventive System, the Venerable, Fr. Vincenzo Cimatti. ln 1934, he went to Manchuria to give a concert. At the same time he visited Korea, giving a concert in four cities. After that Fr. Cimatti himself as Provincial began to form missionaries in Japan to send to Korea. The first Salesians to enter Korea were the fruits of these endeavors. Continue reading “Michael Chang – “A concise history of the salesian corean missions” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.” →

John Nguyen Van Ty – “The beginning of the salesian work in Vietnam: the patriarchal story and exodus” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.



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Up to the present day, officially the Salesians of Vietnam has had a history of over 52 years. A history that is long, as well as epic and fruitful enough to draw admiration from many, as well as attention of those who are interested in Salesian history, as we are here in these days. Unluckily, because of the social and political turmoil of the country, most of the documents had been destroyed or lost, which certainly renders the writing down this history become a very challenging task. it is my task to present to you a short historical account of the first period of this glorious history. The beginning of the Salesian Work in Vetnam, of which, in using biblical expression, I would dare to give a subtitle: The Patriarchal story and the Exodus. The account that my presentation is dealing with covers a time-span of about 25 years, roughly from 1930 to 1955. Continue reading “John Nguyen Van Ty – “The beginning of the salesian work in Vietnam: the patriarchal story and exodus” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.” →

Nestor Impelido – “Salesians in the Philippines (1949-1963): historical notes” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.



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The aim of the Seminar is to present the beginnings of the Salesian Presence in East Asia and Oceania. The Philippines, as part of this Salesian Region, has also its beginnings and origins from the first Salesian Presence in East Asia: China. For in the two times that the Salesians started to root themselves in the Philippines, they came from China to negotiate and to concretise what they negotiated. Continue reading “Nestor Impelido – “Salesians in the Philippines (1949-1963): historical notes” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.” →

Amador Anjos – “The first salesians in east Timor: 1927-1929” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.



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The purpose of this work is to show the process of the first presence of the Salesians in East Timor, between 1927 and 1929. It is a meteoric presence for it did not last two whole years and it is also intriguing due to questions that rose. In fact, how is it possible that the Salesians decided to abandon the Island shortly after a year and a half, when the Salesians had accepted the administration of a school of arts and crafts existing already in Dili (capital of the territory) – after having celebrated a contract with the Bishop of Macau, Josè da Costa Nunes, for a sexennium – what important reasons led the Major Superiors to take such a decision before the bilateral contract celebrated in January 1927 come to an end? Continue reading “Amador Anjos – “The first salesians in east Timor: 1927-1929” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.” →

Enrico Danieli – “The initium of the salesian presence in Thailand” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.



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In the years 1924-25, the Salesian Congregation was preparing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Salesian missions and to this purpose some qualified confreres were giving talks on Salesian Missions, in parishes, schools, to cooperators and alumni to animate them about the missionary work and to get their support. On the 25h of February 1924,Msgr. Dante Munerati, the Salesian Procurator in Rome, wrote a letter to inform the Superiors in Turin that he had received an unofficial note from His Excellency Cardinal Van Rossum, Prefect of the Congregation of Propaganda Fide, saying that he would like to entrust a new mission in the Kingdom of Siam to the Salesians. Continue reading “Enrico Danieli – “The initium of the salesian presence in Thailand” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.” →

Gaetano Compri – “The beginning and the development of the salesian work in Japan” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.



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To write this paper, I used a great part of the materials gathered by the deceased Fr. Alfonso Crevacore in the “Cimatti Museum” of Tokyo (CMT), situated in the Salesian Seminary of Chofu. It deals specially with the mail correspondence. The originals are found according to the container, or in the Vatican Archives, or in the Central Salesian Archives of Rome (ASC) or in the archive of the China Province in Hong Kong or in the said Cimatti Museum. Fr. Mario Rassiga’s manuscript “Breve cenno storico dell’opera salesiana in Cina” (vol. II, chapter XCIX, pp. 125-136), which reported the correspondence between the Holy See and the Superiors in Turin before the foundation of the Salesian work in Japan. One should note that the actual Japanese Province, up to I January 1928, was part of the Visitatoria of China, of which the superior was Fr. Ignazio Canazei. Continue reading “Gaetano Compri – “The beginning and the development of the salesian work in Japan” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.” →

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