Category: Missioni ad Gentes

Leong Domingos – “The political situation in China in 1920-30 and its effects on salesians” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.



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This article would like to present a general view of the political situation of China in the period of 1920-30. Even though China has succeeded in establishing a republic through the revolution, she was still suffering from the civil wars and foreign powers invasion. It greatly affected the daily life of the people, and also, giving a great hindrance for Salesians, along with other missionaries, in their evangelization and educational endeavors. Continue reading “Leong Domingos – “The political situation in China in 1920-30 and its effects on salesians” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.” →

Francesco Motto – “Salesian missionary activity while blessed Filippo Rinaldi (1921-1931) was Rector maior with particular reference to eastern Asia” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.



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On 6 February l922,Pius XI (1939) ascended the Papal throne: he would become known as a “Pope of the Missions” (as was his predecessor, Benedict XV). Two months later, on 24 April, Fr. Filippo Rinaldi ( 5 December 1931) was elected Rector Major: his ten years in office would be recalled for the great re-launching of the Salesian missionary movement. After a rapid glance at the “missionary policy” of the Papacy during the same period, we shall concentrate on that. Continue reading “Francesco Motto – “Salesian missionary activity while blessed Filippo Rinaldi (1921-1931) was Rector maior with particular reference to eastern Asia” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.” →

Giovanni Bosco – Lettere di don Bosco in preparazione della prima spedizione missionaria (1875)



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La dimensione missionaria è parte fondamentale della vicenda storica di don Bosco, vissuto in un’epoca di forte attenzione missionaria da parte della Chiesa. Non privo di aspirazioni missionarie già negli anni di studio teologico e attento lettore di riviste missionarie, a Torino fu testimone diretto di esposizioni missionarie e di spedizioni in partibus infidelium. Una volta fondata ed approvata dalla Santa Sede la Congregazione salesiana, don Bosco coltivò progetti di inviare missionari salesiani. I primi sette documenti qui presentati si ricollegano in certo modo alla prima spedizione missionaria, salpata da Genova il 14 novembre 1875.

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Recuerdos de San Juan Bosco a los primeros misioneros

Edizione critica dei “Ricordi” consegnati da don Bosco ai primi missionari salesiani inviati in Argentina. L’edizione è preceduta da una contestualizzazione storica, dalla descrizione critica delle fonti archivistiche e da uno studio sui “ricordi” nelle corrispondenza di don Bosco coi missionari salesiani.

Periodo di riferimento: 1875 – 1888

Jesús BORREGO (Ed.), Recuerdos de San Juan Bosco a los primeros misioneros. (=Piccola Biblioteca dell’ISS, 2), Roma, LAS 1984.

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