Social enterprises |
This is
not a curiosity but certainly a very
interesting subject indeed , we want to
tell you something about our Social
Saints . Not everybody knows that Torino
and Piemonte are the birth-place of
great Social Saints and Torino is
famed as the "Town of Saints"
!! They have been founders of
charitable activities and lived among
the people satisfying their needs with
the tipically piedmontese concreteness . They
found an inexhaustible source in their
love for God .
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The
means for this huge enterprises were
nearly exclusively a limitless trust
in the Divine Providence matched with
constant prayers and sacrifices . The
Saint (and his successors) never refused
to help any miserable human being , even
in the face of much hostility
and misunderstanding .
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St. Giovanni BOSCO (1811 - 1888) was born near Asti . He understood the problems of the young people of Torino at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution with all the social issues involved . In the course of a few years his tireless activity created a network of homes , colleges , schools , laboratories and recreation homes in Italy and abroad , that have acquired world renown . He was called the "Apostle of Youth" . |
St. Giuseppe CAFASSO (1811 - 1860) was the Apostle of prisons and the comforter of those who had been condemned to the death penalty . He is the Patron Saint of prison Chaplains . |
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To
deal such an important subject we
think that the best thing is to
suggest going to visit two sites :
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All Piemonte's Provinces had Templar settlements . Among the others Abbey of St. Michael Archangel (protector of pilgrims) in Susa Valley . |
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An underground Temple |
We
had some doubts about this subject but
it's a real curiosity anyway and we
felt it our duty to tell you about
this incredible underground Temple . Maybe some
of you have already heard about it .It
is North of Torino , in the Valchiusella (Canavese)
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Some people say that Torino is a ... magic town ! In Europe there are three magic towns Torino , Lyon (France) and Prague (Czechoslovakia) that form the "Black Triangle" ! A friend of us who has a gift-shop in a nice square down town was hoping that the ghosts could be able to deliver ... packages to her customers but unfortunately it never happened !!! Some people say also that the eyes of a statue in front of the beatiful Church of the Holy Mother of God are fixing the place where the St. Graal ought to be buried ! Everybody is free to believe it or not ! |
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