St. John Melchoir Bosco - Don BoscoThe 'Salesians', the second largest Catholic order in the world, exist for one reason only: 'for the young'. Its sole purpose is to continue practicing Don Bosco's life practices and teachings; continue to teach and treat the world's youth with love, kindness and goodness instead of curse and anger. Don Bosco was an educational operator rather than an educational theorist, which is why his way of teaching young people was completely different from that of his time. Because of his different position in the system, his way of teaching children was often misunderstood and for some time he was criticized and opposed by civil and ecclesiastical authorities. Despite these circumstances, Don continued to work with young people in a loving manner rather than in a repressive manner, which at the time was approved and recognized by society at large as the correct method of dealing with young people. It is believed that his early childhood experiences and his mother's presence in his life had the greatest influence on the development of his work with young people and on the Salesian educational legacy. Don Bosco was born in northern Italy on 16 August 1815 into a religious Catholic family. He grew up without a father figure and was raised in a highly dysfunctional family living in extreme poverty. Because of these experiences in his early years, Don later, as a priest, felt the pain of many orphans in his country and around the world. Despite terrible poverty and severe family dysfunction, Don's early life is characterized by great vivacity, deep religiosity, and a willingness and ability to do almost anything. He demonstrated a great aptitude for study. He entertained both young and old with ... middle of paper ... goodness and goodness were ultimately demonstrated through Don's series of works as the best way to deal with children. Don Bosco created a new revolution. A better world for young people. Where systems like the repressive system have proven to be wrong, ineffective and, above all, simply cold. The Salesian order continued to expand into other countries to build schools and churches for the young and the needy. Finally exhausted by the incessant work, he became seriously ill. He died on January 31, 1888, in his miserable room in Valdocco, at the age of 72. Don Bosco lived 72 years full of hard work for God and for young people. On 1 April 1934 Pope Pius XI, who was fortunate enough to know Don personally, proclaimed him a saint. Today there are thousands of people working on every continent and in most countries to carry forward the spirit and mission of Don Bosco among young people.