Colla pubblicazione delle lettere e del diario di mons. Lasagna vogliamo offrire ai lettori un po’ di quello che fu nell’ultimo quarto del secolo scorso la realtà di questa presenza umana che assunse svariate forme nella vita della Chiesa e di varie nazioni del Sud-America. Continue reading “Luigi Lasagna – Epistolario. Introduzione, note e testo critico a cura di Antonio da Silva Ferreira. Volume primo (1873-1882)”
Il secondo volume comprende le lettere scritte da don Lasagna dal momento in cui è in viaggio per il Brasile nel 1882 al momento in cui parte per iI sesto capitolo generale del 1892. I salesiani estesero il loro lavoro a diverse nazioni dell’Europa e dell’America. Continue reading “Luigi Lasagna – Epistolario. Introduzione, note e testo critico a cura di Antonio da Silva Ferreira. Volume secondo (1882-1892)”
L’ Epistolario di don Francesco Bodrato, già pubblicato nel 1988, ha aperto le edizioni critiche della sezione Missioni dell’istituto Storico Salesiano. È stata una scelta intenzionale: è apparso infatti ovvio che su altri salesiani più rappresentativi dovesse prevalere l’Epistolario di chi, nella breve ma intensa presenza «americana» (1876-1880), ha svolto una funzione significativa in un memorabile momento della storia della Società Salesiana. Continue reading “Francesco Bodrato – Epistolario. Introduzione, testo critico e note a cura di Brenno Casali”
La vita di don Bosco lo rivela essenzialmente uomo di azione. Una biografia sufficientemente fedele non può non coniugare in unità tutti gli elementi che ne costituiscono la sintesi: gli eventi esistenziali personali, l’azione nelle proprie istituzioni educative e religiose, il messaggio che ne è inscindibile e che lo individua e distingue nelle tappe fondamentali della vita, gli scritti. Si tenta di chiarire in forma più precisa gli obiettivi che ci si propone, il carattere marcatamente evolutivo della ricerca, i criteri di valutazione e di utilizzazione critica delle fonti. Continue reading “Pietro Braido – “Don Bosco prete dei giovani nel secolo delle libertà””
«A la historia de las misiones salesianas […] faltan capítulos importantes por escribir, aún de los diez miembros que protagonizaron la expedición pionera. Pese al siglo transcurrido se tiene una idea parcial de aquella empresa […] y de sus protagonistas, cuyo elenco recoge una exigua lista –Cagliero, Fagnano[…] – de algunos nombres señeros […]. Continue reading “Domenico Tomatis – Epistolario (1874-1903). Edición crítica, introducción y notas por Jesus Borrego”
El Epistolario de don Francesco Bodratto abre el apartado « ediciones críticas » de la sección-misiones del Instituto Histórico Salesiano. Ha sido una opción querida. Aún reconociendo que tal primacía correspondería a otros salesianos más representativos que él en el alborear misionero —card. Cagliero, mons. Lasagna, mons. Costamagna, mons. Fagnano… —, sin embargo el escaso lustro transcurrido por don Bodratto en tierra argentina — fácilmente abarcable — y la coyuntura histórica en el que lo transcurre, le otorgan el honor de abrir brecha en la publicación de fuentes misioneras. Continue reading “Francesco Bodrato – Epistolario ([1857]-1880). Edición crítica, introducción y notas por Jesus Borrego”
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. Continue reading “Michael Chang – “A concise history of the salesian corean missions” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.”
The following extract is the Appendix written by Rector Major Pascual Chavez Villanueva and Sr. Maria Fe Nuñez Muñoz, FMA President for the occasion of the Seminar on Salesian History in the East Asia – Oceania region of the Salesian Society. Continue reading “Maria Fe Nuñez Muñoz,Pascual Chavez Villanueva – “Appendix” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.”
The aim of the Seminar is to present the beginnings of the Salesian Presence in East Asia and Oceania. The Philippines, as part of this Salesian Region, has also its beginnings and origins from the first Salesian Presence in East Asia: China. For in the two times that the Salesians started to root themselves in the Philippines, they came from China to negotiate and to concretise what they negotiated. Continue reading “Nestor Impelido – “Salesians in the Philippines (1949-1963): historical notes” in “The beginning of the Salesian presence in east Asia”.”
Up to the present day, officially the Salesians of Vietnam has had a history of over 52 years. A history that is long, as well as epic and fruitful enough to draw admiration from many, as well as attention of those who are interested in Salesian history, as we are here in these days. Unluckily, because of the social and political turmoil of the country, most of the documents had been destroyed or lost, which certainly renders the writing down this history become a very challenging task. it is my task to present to you a short historical account of the first period of this glorious history. The beginning of the Salesian Work in Vetnam, of which, in using biblical expression, I would dare to give a subtitle: The Patriarchal story and the Exodus. The account that my presentation is dealing with covers a time-span of about 25 years, roughly from 1930 to 1955. Continue reading “John Nguyen Van Ty – “The beginning of the salesian work in Vietnam: the patriarchal story and exodus” 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”.”
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”.”
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