Early Salesian missionary expansion (1875-1910): some salient aspects
As the Salesian Congregation moves towards the 150th anniversary of the firstmissionary expedition to Argentina in 1875, the author takes a look at the socio-culturaland politico- ecclesiastical context of both Italy and of what was then generally referredto as the “New World”. The first group of t...
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2021
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Ricerche storiche salesiane
Year: 2021, Volume: 40, Issue: 1, Pages: 93-105 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBJ Italy KBR Latin America KCA Monasticism; religious orders KDB Roman Catholic Church RJ Mission; missiology |
| Summary: | As the Salesian Congregation moves towards the 150th anniversary of the firstmissionary expedition to Argentina in 1875, the author takes a look at the socio-culturaland politico- ecclesiastical context of both Italy and of what was then generally referredto as the “New World”. The first group of ten missionaries who launched out into theunknown under the leadership of the intrepid Giovanni Cagliero, was in subsequentyears to be followed by other smaller or bigger expeditions, as the case would be, help-ing the Salesian Congregation, in due course, to go truly global. This was made possiblethanks to the realization, already during the time of Don Bosco and especially duringthat of don Rua, that a certain level of intellectual and cultural preparation had to be im-parted to all prospective missionaries and that they needed to be continuously accom-panied if they were to realize their goal of planting the Salesian charism in far-awaylands in conditions which were markedly different from their own countries of origin. Mentre la Congregazione salesiana si avvicina al 150° anniversario della primaspedizione missionaria in Argentina nel 1875, l’autore prende in esame il contesto socio-culturale e politico-ecclesiastico sia dell’Italia che di quello che allora era generalmenteindicato come il “Nuovo Mondo”. Al primo gruppo di dieci missionari che si lanciò verso l’ignoto sotto la guida dell’intrepido Giovanni Cagliero, negli anni successivisarebbero seguite altre spedizioni più piccole o più grandi, a seconda dei casi, aiutandola Congregazione salesiana, a tempo debito, per diventare veramente globale. Ciò è stato possibile grazie alla consapevolezza, già al tempo di don Bosco e specialmente durante quello di don Rua, che un certo livello di preparazione intellettuale e culturaledoveva essere impartito a tutti i futuri missionari e che avevano bisogno di essere continuamente accompagnati se dovevano realizzare l’obiettivo di piantare il carismasalesiano in terre lontane in condizioni marcatamente diverse dai loro paesi di origine |
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| ISSN: | 0393-3830 |
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