The Holy Father has remembered Don Bosco's spiritual children as those who trained him "in beauty and in work" and who taught him to be "very cheerful."
Saint John Bosco, Roman Catholic priest who was a pioneer in educating the poor and founded the Salesian order. He also founded the Daughters of Our Lady Help of Christians, a congregation of nuns, with St. Mary Mazzarello in 1872. Learn about his life and legacy.