“Saint Giovanni Bosco”
In a modern day world where we see so many people focused on themselves and motivated by accumulating wealth, power and recognition, it was a nice change to research and write my report on Saint Giovanni Bosco, better known as John or Don Bosco. As you will see from reading this paper, Saint John Bosco was an admirable and selfless individual, who dedicated a large part of his life to helping others in need. He was an Italian, Roman Catholic priest, educator and writer, but his most important role in life was his lifelong focus on the creation of betterment and education programs for poor, disadvantaged and delinquent street children. Many of these children were considered “throw aways” by society. Saint John Bosco became the champion for these forgotten children and treated them like his own. There is no doubting that he deserved to be made a Saint. He helped save the lives of thousands of young children and offered them an opportunity to live a good and meaningful life. We definitely need more people in our modern day world to follow some of the incredible acts of selflessness and charity that we have witnessed from the life of Saint John Bosco. …show more content…
He would take homeless children in and help them stay out of trouble and feel loved and cared for. He not only gave them a place to live, but really cared about making them feel like they had a family. He would play games with them and help take care of their everyday needs. Saint John Bosco’s kindness and acts of charity did not go unnoticed. Children everywhere began to respect him because he was such an amazing individual, who would help them out whenever and however they needed