Bosco’s “Boswell” Fr. John Baptist Lemoyne and his Work

Don Boscos Boswell John Baptist Lemoyne: The Man and His Work

Fr. John Baptist Lemoyne (1839-1916)-A Biographical Sketch
Early Years
Seminary Formation and Priestly Ordination
Meeting With Don Bosco
One Year with Don Bosco and Perpetual Profession
Director of the Salesian School at Lanzo (1865-1877)
Local Spiritual Director of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians at Momese and Nizza (1877-1883)
Secretary to Don Bosco and to the Superior Chapter (1883-1916)
Father Lemoyne and the Biographical Memoirs
The Origin of a Biography and the Choice of Lemoyne for the Work
Lemoyne’s Systematic Search for and Collection of Biographical Documentation
Lemoyne’s Documenti
The Biographical Memoirs
Schematic View of the Publication History of the Biographical Memoirs in the Original Italian Edition
Lemoyne as Historian – His Method in Editing the Biographical Memoirs
Lemoyne’s Compilation Method
Lemoyne’s Interpretation of Documents
Lemoyne’s Use of Documentation
Lemoyne’s Charismatic Portrayal of Don Bosco

Don Bosco’s Battle Against Illiteracy

Don Boscos Battle against Illiteracy

by Michael Ribotta, SDB

Subjects:

Education in Light of Don Bosco’s Historical Contex: Intentional Suppression Literacy Rates
The Ambitions of a Poor Priest John Bosco
Early Efforts
The Metric System
The Primacy of Morality in Education
Finding Educators
Parallels and Improvements from Lancasterian Education
Tensions: Linguistic Regionalism
Epic Secular Literature: Important Secular Influence in Don Bosco’s Education