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History notes how much the Freemasons hated St. John Bosco, the founder of the Salesians — whose feast the Catholic Church celebrates on Jan. 31 — but less known are their attempts to kill him.
The two assassination attempts ordered by Freemasons against Bosco can be found in“The Biographical Memoirs of Don Bosco”and was recounted in the June 1, 1980, issue of the Salesian Bulletin, the official publication of the Salesian Family.
According to these accounts, a former student of Bosco named Alessandro Dasso showed up at the gatehouse in late June 1880 asking to speak to the priest.
“His eyes were full of anguish,” the account related. “Don Bosco received him with his usual kindness,” but faced with the “growing agitation” of the young man, the founder of the Salesian family asked him: “What do you want from me? Speak! You know that Don Bosco loves you.”
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The two assassination attempts ordered by Freemasons against Bosco can be found in“The Biographical Memoirs of Don Bosco”and was recounted in the June 1, 1980, issue of the Salesian Bulletin, the official publication of the Salesian Family.
According to these accounts, a former student of Bosco named Alessandro Dasso showed up at the gatehouse in late June 1880 asking to speak to the priest.
“His eyes were full of anguish,” the account related. “Don Bosco received him with his usual kindness,” but faced with the “growing agitation” of the young man, the founder of the Salesian family asked him: “What do you want from me? Speak! You know that Don Bosco loves you.”
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The little-known story of when the Masons tried to kill Don Bosco
History notes how much the Freemasons hated St. John Bosco — whose feast the Church celebrates Jan. 31 — but less is known about their attempts to kill him.
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