Saint John Bosco: Mission to Love

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Saint John Bosco: Mission to Love
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Directed by Lodovico Gasparini
Starring Flavio Insinna
Theme music composerMarco Frisina
Original languagesItalian
English
Production
CinematographyGiovanni Galasso
Running time196 min. (2ep)
Original release
Network Rai 1
Release22 September (2004-09-22) –
23 September 2004 (2004-09-23)

Saint John Bosco: Mission to Love (Italian : Don Bosco) is an Italian television miniseries directed by Lodovico Gasparini that aired on 22 and 23r September 2004 on Rai 1. It's based on real life events of Roman Catholic priest John Bosco. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Piedmont, Italy. 19th century. In Turin, the priest Don Bosco, a man from a humble farming family, he gave himself totally and passionately to the task of collecting from the streets to marginalized children and care for them. Not only out of poverty, ignorance and social distress, but it got for the first time, to feel loved. He fought with extraordinary faith and tenacity to overcome obstacles and snares that both the civilian and ecclesiastical authorities, they put in their path to prevent him from completing his goal: the founding of the Congregation of the Salesians, which would guarantee the future of their children.

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References

  1. ↑ Sergio Perugini (November 2011). Testimoni di fede, trionfatori di audience. Effata Editrice IT, 2011. pp. 187–188. ISBN   978-8874027323.
  2. ↑ Aldo Grasso (September 24, 2004). "Don Bosco e la religione (dell' audience)". Corriere della Sera . Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  3. ↑ Claudia Carucci (June 24, 2004). "Don Bosco e gli angeli di fuliggine". La Stampa . No. 173. p. 34.
  4. ↑ Emilia Costantini (May 21, 2004). "Don Bosco, prete dei piccoli diventa eroe di una fiction tv". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
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