Saint Mary Mazzarello
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Saint Mary Mazzarello was an Italian Catholic nun and co-founder of the Daughters of Our Lady Help of Christians, also known as the Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco. She was born in 1837 and, along with Saint John Bosco, established this congregation in 1872 to educate girls. The Salesian Sisters continue to dedicate themselves to similar work among girls, mirroring the educational mission among boys that Don Bosco pioneered. Saint Mary Mazzarello is recognized for her significant contribution to the education and spiritual development of young women within the Catholic tradition.1
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SalesianJohn Bosco and St. Mary Mazzarello. Like their male counterparts, the sisters followed Don Bosco’s norms for education: reason, religion, and amiability and the employment of all that is humanly useful in character formation—academic studies, manual skills, work, clubs, and athletic games.
Read MoreJohn Bosco and St. Mary Mazzarello. Like their male counterparts, the sisters followed Don Bosco’s norms for education: reason, religion, and amiability and the employment of all that is humanly useful in character formation—academic studies, manual skills, work, clubs, and athletic games.
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St. John BoscoWith St. Mary Mazzarello he founded the Daughters of Our Lady Help of Christians (Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco) in 1872, a congregation of nuns dedicated to similar work among girls.
Read MoreWith St. Mary Mazzarello he founded the Daughters of Our Lady Help of Christians (Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco) in 1872, a congregation of nuns dedicated to similar work among girls.
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