John Bosco was born in Turin, Italy, on August 16, 1815. His parents were poor farmers, but his father died when he was two years old, but John was too young to know what happened, and it forced his mother, Margaret, to raise him along with 3 other children and taught them the importance of their faith. It was very hard for his mother so John went out and got a few little jobs to help his mother. …showed first 75 words of 646 total…

…showed last 75 words of 646 total…was to help young boys that were on the street, and brought them into his house and took care of him, and I will also try to help young boys and girls when ever I can. Bibliography The Book of Saints By:Victor Hoagland Copyright 1986 The Regina Press Formingdale, New York Saints for Young Readers; Volume 1 By: Susan H. Wallace Copyright 1995 Pauline Books and Media Boston, Massachusetts WWW.AltaVista.Com Search for St. John Bosco