Feast day: January 31

Saint Juan Bosco

A saint commemorated in the Roman Catholic martyrology on January 31.

  • Feast day: January 31
  • Life and era: Birth recorded in source: El 16 de agosto de 1815 en i becchi en la actual Italia
  • Role in the Church: Saint commemorated in the Roman Catholic martyrology
  • Common titles: Roman Martyrology entry
  • Often asked for: commemoration

Why the Church honors Saint Juan Bosco

Saint Juan Bosco is included in the Roman Catholic martyrology for January 31.

Why people ask for the intercession of Saint Juan Bosco

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Biography and witness

Saint Juan Bosco appears in the Roman Catholic martyrology on January 31.

Original martyrology note

Giovanni Melchior Bosco Ochienna conocido simplemente como Don Bosco es un santo Italiano. Fundador de las tres ramas de la Familia Salesiana: Sociedad de San Francisco de Sales (Congregación Salesiana), Instituto de las Hijas de María Auxiliadora y Asociación de Salesianos Cooperadores.

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Short prayer

Saint Juan Bosco, pray for me.

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