St. John Bosco's Undecayed Hand Arrives In Nigeria

Relic of St. John Bosco

Let me give u an insight into the biography of  St. John Bosco, patron of the youths. St. John Bosco was born on August 16, 1815 in Italy. In 1841 he was ordained priest in the Catholic church and went to work in Turin, Italy.

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St. John Bosco was a strong helper of the poor and the youths. He founded the Salesian Society with a mission to be a friend to poor kids, abandoned kids, at risk kids and thus, be a friend to Christ. However, the Salesian Society was named after St Francis de Sales because don Bosco wanted his Salesians to follow St. Francis's kind and gentle ways.

In preparation for the 2015 celebration of the 200th Anniversary of Don Bosco's birth near Turin, Italy on August 16, 1815 thus, a pilgrim journey has been organised to cut across 130 nations and it began on January 31, 2009 to encompass the 150th Anniversary of the founding of the Salesian Congregation.

Most interestingly, the relic of don Bosco have been recomposed from the urn that contained his remains since 1929 when the body was exhumed for his beautification and canonization. The bones and tissues of the right hand and arm have been taken and placed  within a  wax replica of St. John Bosco's body, which in turn is enclosed in a large urn.


St John Bosco's relic pilgrimage to Nigeria in February, 2012 spans across the following places:

Lagos: 20th - 22nd
Ondo: 22nd - 24th
Akure: 24th - 25th
Onitsha: 25th - 27th
Ibadan: 27th - 29th
Back to Lagos: 29th...Then to Cameroun

The Arrow points at the Relic