Questo volume contiene una raccolta di lettere che il giovane Callisto Caravario spedì alla madre durante gli anni di missione in Cina. Dopo una vocazione precoce, partì solo dopo sei anni dall’ordinazione. L’ esperienza vissuta è raccontata in queste lettere che spediva regolarmente alla madre.
Il saggio racconta l’esperienza dei Salesiani in Cina a partire dal loro primo arrivo del 1906, quando l’entusiasmo educativo salesiano incontrò la millenaria cultura cinese. Si sofferma l’attenzione attraverso “dieci sfide” che hanno toccato i Salesiani in Cina nei primi 50 anni di permanenza, mettendone in risalto pro e contro.
Il periodo dei rettorati di don Filippo Rinaldi (1922-1931) e di don Pietro Ricaldone (1931-1951) fu caratterizzato da una notevole espansione del lavoro salesiano nel mondo, avente come principali destinatarie e protagoniste le più popolose e culturalmente diverse nazioni asiatiche, realizzata con strategie innovative messe a punto gradualmente in un rapporto dialettico tra centro e periferia, e con il coinvolgimento della S. Sede che su una Congregazione salesiana in forte espansione aveva riposto notevole fiducia: espansione, strategie e rapporto dialettico che hanno plasmato le Missioni salesiane fino al Concilio.
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La presente biografia dei martiri salesiani, monsignor Luigi Versiglia e don Callisto Caravario, ha caratteristiche che la rendono originale e interessante. Ci si trova dinanzi a una storia facile da seguire e interessante per il lettore, perché va oltre ai soliti riferimenti geografici e storici. Continue reading “Giancarlo Manieri – Lai-Tau-Tsui punta d’aratro. Storia di un evento di ieri per riflettere sull’oggi… La vicenda di Mons. Versiglia e don Caravario martiri in Cina”
The present study aims at sketching the history of the first 20 years of the Salesian Orphanage of Macao (the “Orfanato”), focusing mainly on three problem areas of the first Salesian settlement in China: 1. the charismatic urge that brought the Salesians to Macao; 2. the first painful impact with reality; 3. the role played by the Orfanato in the overall strategy of Salesian expansion.
The present study aims at sketching the history of the first 20 years of the Salesian Orphanage of Macao (the “Orfanato”), focusing mainly on three problem areas of the first Salesian settlement in China: 1. the charismatic urge that brought the Salesians to Macao; 2. the first painful impact with reality; 3. the role played by the Orfanato in the overall strategy of Salesian expansion.
Though limited, this 4-hands research on religious reports in Shenbao is a first attempt to gauge public opinion on youth work, Don Bosco and the Salesians in Shangai based on newspaper records.
The paper sheds light on the contribution of the FMA to the advance of the Salesian spirit in China through their availability, sacrifice, indomitable courage in facing severe challenges and above all their fidelity to the spirit of “Da mihi animas, cetera tolle” by offering to youth and the needy services in keeping with the charism of the institute and in response to the needs of the place and time.
The China Mission, which started in 1906, was established as an autonomous entity on 1 January 1923, when the Visitatoria della China was erected, comprising 32 confreres and houses and works in Macao, Heung Shan and Shiu Chow. As new missions in Japan and Siam were being accepted or considered, the Sino-Japanese Province was erected on 28 May 1926. In December of that same year Fr. Pietro Ricaldone set out on a year-long extraordinary visitation of the Asian Missions.By the time the visitation ended in late 1927, there was a Salesian regional presence and a well established juridical structure in East Asia.
This brief paper intends to outline the juridical configuration and development strategies of the Salesian work in China and study the internal and external conditions that influenced its first expansion, in the years 1926-1927, in East Asia. Continue reading “Carlo Socol – “The birth of the China province and the expansion of the salesian work in east Asia (1926-1927)” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.”
This article would like to present a general view of the political situation of China in the period of 1920-30. Even though China has succeeded in establishing a republic through the revolution, she was still suffering from the civil wars and foreign powers invasion. It greatly affected the daily life of the people, and also, giving a great hindrance for Salesians, along with other missionaries, in their evangelization and educational endeavors. Continue reading “Leong Domingos – “The political situation in China in 1920-30 and its effects on salesians” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.”
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.
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.
Msgr. Versiglia was forming a group of young catechists to send to the various mission districts, to help the missionaries, for the religious instruction of the women and of children. Upon their arrival, the Sisters found in the mission of 7 Kuneong. They helped each other, specially for the necessary relations with the externs, for the catechumenate and for the oratory.
On this background, we see the great problems of inculturation; development of the Catholic Church in multi-religious contexts afflicted by the problems of international politics; relationships between missionary Religious Congregations, and, not the least, difficulties in communication and mutual understanding between these countries and the General Council resident in Italy.
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