Don Bosco’s Boswell: John Baptist Lemoyne-The Man and His Work

· Arthur J. Lenti, volume 01
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by Arthur J. Lenti, SDB

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Subjects:

  • 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