Filippo Rinaldi – “Il Coadiutore Salesiano – Mons. Ignazio Canazei – Strenne pel 1931” in “Atti del Capitolo Superiore”

Don Filippo Rinaldi ricorda di aver letto le parole dette dal Beato nostro Don Bosco sul concetto ch’egli aveva dei nostri Confratelli coadiutori e il relativo commento del caro Consigliere Professionale D. Vespignani: le parole del Padre ed il commento del figlio gli paiono tanto giusti ed opportuni, che crede bene di farli suoi e di presentarli a tutta la Congregazione. Comunica che la S. Sede ha nominato a successore nel Vicariato di Shiu-Chow Mons. Ignazio Canazei che verrà presto consacrato colà dal delegato apostolico Mons. Costantini che si recherà perciò sul posto, forse accompagnato da un vescovo cinese. Ed infine, pronunzia la Strenna pel 1931 Continue reading “Filippo Rinaldi – “Il Coadiutore Salesiano – Mons. Ignazio Canazei – Strenne pel 1931” in “Atti del Capitolo Superiore””

Amador Anjos – “The first salesians in east Timor: 1927-1929” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.

The purpose of this work is to show the process of the first presence of the Salesians in East Timor, between 1927 and 1929. It is a meteoric presence for it did not last two whole years and it is also intriguing due to questions that rose. In fact, how is it possible that the Salesians decided to abandon the Island shortly after a year and a half, when the Salesians had accepted the administration of a school of arts and crafts existing already in Dili (capital of the territory) – after having celebrated a contract with the Bishop of Macau, Josè da Costa Nunes, for a sexennium – what important reasons led the Major Superiors to take such a decision before the bilateral contract celebrated in January 1927 come to an end? Continue reading “Amador Anjos – “The first salesians in east Timor: 1927-1929” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.”

Enrico Danieli – “The initium of the salesian presence in Thailand” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.

In the years 1924-25, the Salesian Congregation was preparing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Salesian missions and to this purpose some qualified confreres were giving talks on Salesian Missions, in parishes, schools, to cooperators and alumni to animate them about the missionary work and to get their support. On the 25h of February 1924,Msgr. Dante Munerati, the Salesian Procurator in Rome, wrote a letter to inform the Superiors in Turin that he had received an unofficial note from His Excellency Cardinal Van Rossum, Prefect of the Congregation of Propaganda Fide, saying that he would like to entrust a new mission in the Kingdom of Siam to the Salesians. Continue reading “Enrico Danieli – “The initium of the salesian presence in Thailand” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.”

Gaetano Compri – “The beginning and the development of the salesian work in Japan” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.

To write this paper, I used a great part of the materials gathered by the deceased Fr. Alfonso Crevacore in the “Cimatti Museum” of Tokyo (CMT), situated in the Salesian Seminary of Chofu. It deals specially with the mail correspondence. The originals are found according to the container, or in the Vatican Archives, or in the Central Salesian Archives of Rome (ASC) or in the archive of the China Province in Hong Kong or in the said Cimatti Museum. Fr. Mario Rassiga’s manuscript “Breve cenno storico dell’opera salesiana in Cina” (vol. II, chapter XCIX, pp. 125-136), which reported the correspondence between the Holy See and the Superiors in Turin before the foundation of the Salesian work in Japan. One should note that the actual Japanese Province, up to I January 1928, was part of the Visitatoria of China, of which the superior was Fr. Ignazio Canazei. Continue reading “Gaetano Compri – “The beginning and the development of the salesian work in Japan” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.”

Enrico Danieli – “The salesian charism in the new cultural environment of the kingdom of Siam in the first 30 years” in “Implantation of the Salesian charism in Asia – Ideals, challenges, answers, results”

This paper aims to present the situation prevailing in the Kingdom of Siam at the time of the arrival of the first Salesians and the unexpected turn of evens which posed challenges to them.

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Carlo Socol – “The implantation of the salesian charism in China (1906-1936): ideals, challenges, answers and results” in “Implantation of the Salesian charism in Asia – Ideals, challenges, answers, results”

The Salesians landed in Macao on 13 February 1906 to take over the management of a diocesan orphanage and set up a school of arts and crafts, with the aim of expanding gradually into China proper, which they first did in 1911, shortly after the Portuguese republican revolution forced the them out of the enclave.

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Nestor Impelido – “The growth of the salesian charism in the EAO region: religious institutes founded by salesians” in “Implantation of the Salesian charism in Asia – Ideals, challenges, answers, results”

This study also aims to present the various congregations founded by some of the Salesian missionaries who worked in the East Asian region of the known Salesian world.

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Pietro Ricaldone – Udienza dal Santo Padre – Consolanti notizie – Grazia straordinaria attribuita a Don Rinaldi – La morte di Mons. Ignazio Canazei – Programmi e norme per gli Studentati Filosofici e Teologici della Società di S. Francesco di Sales.

Il 26 ottobre don Ricaldone ebbe la gioia di essere ricevuto dal S. Padre a Castelgandolfo. 

E’ lieto di comunicare l’elezione di Mons. Giovanni Battista Costa alla Prelazia di Porto Velho in Brasile. Infine è stato motivo di giubilo la celebrazione della Congregazione Antipreparatoria per la discussione dei due miracoli presentati per la Beatificazione del Servo di Dio, Domenico Savio, che ebbe luogo il giorno 10.

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