The first nine Salesian missionaries arrived in Japan on 8 February 1926 under the leadership of Fr Vincenzo Cimatti. They were entrusted with the two provinces of Miyazaki and Oita, far away from the big cities, where they succeeded the missionaries of the Foreign Missions of Paris (MEP).
This article looks at the first thirty years of the presence and implantation of the Salesian charism on the soil of North-East India. The first group of six FMA missionaries disembarked in this region on 8 December 1923. During the span of time under consideration, there were eight foundations of which seven were in the North-East and one in West Bengal.
Durante il rettorato di don Michele Rua, i figli e le figlie di don Bosco, richiesti da tempo da vari vescovi, giunsero finalmente negli Stati Uniti d’America. Vari articoli sul “Journal of Salesian Studies” e “Ricerche Storiche Salesiane” hanno presentato alcuni dei primi inizi andati a vuoto, così come arrivi effettuati e i primi difficili anni dei salesiani nella California e a New York. Continue reading “Michael Mendl – “Don Michele Rua e il lavoro salesiano nell’Est degli Stati Uniti, 1898-1910”, in “Don Michele Rua primo successore di Don Bosco. Tratti di personalità, governo e opere (1888-1910)”.”
This paper, which investigates the first thirty years of the history of the Thai FMA Province of “St Mary Mazzarello” through the lived experience of is members from the first batch of missionaries who came to Siam in 1931 to the 14th group in 1961, takes on added significance in the context of the celebration of the 75 years of FMA presence in Thailand two years ago and our present project of completing the chronicles of the Province.
The phase of implantation, expansion and initial consolidation of Salesian presence in India may be considered to be the period from 1906 to 1951/52, i.e. from the arrival of Salesians until the establishment of the two provinces of the North and the South. This paper proposes to study the ideals that led the Salesians during this period, the challenges they faced, their response to these challenges and the results they attained.
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”.”
How the Salesian Charism has been implanted and taken root in a country is indeed a very interesting and at the same time a very challenging theme. In the case of Viet Nam the planting and the growing processes seem to be neatly cut, surrounded by the turbulent events of the history of modern Viet Nam.
En el centenario de la muerte del primer sucesor de don Bosco, don Miguel Rua, quien en su largo gobierno de la congregación (1888-1910) y en fidelidad al pensamiento original del fundador, veló con corazón paterno por el Instituto de Hijas de María Auxiliadora, realizamos a la luz de su magisterio esta relectura de la vida espiritual y apostólica de las comunidades en el Uruguay. Continue reading “Martha Franco – “La influencia de don Rua en las Hijas de María Auxiliadora del Uruguay (1888-1910)”, in “Don Michele Rua primo successore di Don Bosco. Tratti di personalità, governo e opere (1888-1910)”.”
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.
El presente trabajo tiene como propósito estudiar el papel o rol desempeñado por Don Rua, ya sea como Vicario de Don Bosco ya sea como su primer Sucesor, durante el desarrollo de la Obra salesiana en el Ecuador. Para este estudio hemos acudido de un modo especial al Epistolario de Don Rua, tomando como fuente principal el DVD ROM “Documenti di don Rua”, elaborado por el Comitato di Studi Storici Don Rua 2010, más las cartas originales de Don Rua que reposan en el Archivo Histórico Inspectorial del Ecuador y otras fuentes anexas relativas como “Lettere Circolari di Don Michele Rua ai Salesiani” y otras fuentes señaladas en la bibliografía. Continue reading “Pedro Creamer – “La obra salesiana en el Ecuador durante el rectorado de don Miguel Rua 1888-1910”, in “Don Michele Rua primo successore di Don Bosco. Tratti di personalità, governo e opere (1888-1910)”.”
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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