Michael Chang – “A concise history of the salesian corean missions” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.

Don Bosco was a man who dreamed dreams. His dreams became reality and are still becoming reality. A lot of people think that he had a dream that is connected with the Korean province. The dream concerns the evangelization of Northeast Asia. If we look at the historical records that we have in our possession, the first Salesian confrere to set foot on Korean soil was the “Don Bosco of the East”, the Eastern Interpretation of Don Bosco’s Preventive System, the Venerable, Fr. Vincenzo Cimatti. ln 1934, he went to Manchuria to give a concert. At the same time he visited Korea, giving a concert in four cities. After that Fr. Cimatti himself as Provincial began to form missionaries in Japan to send to Korea. The first Salesians to enter Korea were the fruits of these endeavors.

Don Bosco era un uomo che sognava. I suoi sogni sono diventati realtà e stanno ancora diventando realtà. Molte persone pensano che avesse fatto un sogno legato alla provincia coreana. Il sogno riguardava l’evangelizzazione del Nordest asiatico. Se guardiamo alle testimonianze storiche che abbiamo in nostro possesso, il primo confratello salesiano a mettere piede in terra coreana è stato il “Don Bosco d’Oriente”, interprete orientale del Sistema Preventivo di Don Bosco, il Venerabile, Vincenzo Cimatti. Nel 1934 si recò in Manciuria per tenere un concerto. Allo stesso tempo visitò la Corea, tenendo un concerto in quattro città. Dopo di che lo stesso Cimatti come Provinciale iniziò a formare missionari in Giappone da inviare in Corea. I primi Salesiani ad andare in Corea furono i frutti di questi sforzi.

Indice:

  • 1. Don Bosco arrived before the Salesians
  • 2. Invitation
  • 3. The beginnings of Salesian work in Kwangiu, Korea
  • 4. Growth
  • 5. Characteristics that appear in the history of the Korean Province

Reference time period: 1908 – 1968

M. Chang, A concise history of the salesian corean missions, in N.C. Impelido, The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia. Acts of the Seminar on Salesian history, Hong Kong, 4-6 December 2004. Vol.I, Don Bosco Press Inc., Hong Kong, 2006, 179-183.

 

Reference institution:
ACSSA
ACSSA

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