Don Bosco Term Paper John was born in 1815 in Recchi, Italy. When John was two, his father died prematurely. As a boy, John lived on a farm with his family doing the only thing they knew how, farming. Poverty and a lack of formal education in the home did not stop the growth of John Bosco as a person. His mother was for real, realizing the importance of God in life (http://www.sfn.saskatoon.…showed first 75 words of 652 total…

…showed last 75 words of 652 total…the life and work of this man a model of virtue, of friendship for people and for God. God was the source of his goodness and John was deeply aware of this. People who met John felt that fullness of life lived in his humanity, a sign of special favor on God's part. This is why the community of believers calls him St. John Bosco (http://www.sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca/rel/cath-boscocamp/about.html).