Salesians of Don Bosco

E256608

Catholic religious institute clerical religious congregation of pontifical right religious congregation

The Salesians of Don Bosco are a Roman Catholic religious congregation founded by St. John Bosco, dedicated especially to the education and pastoral care of young people, particularly the poor and marginalized.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Salesians of Don Bosco canonical	9
Salesian	1
Salesian Society of Don Bosco	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2312236 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Salesians of Don Bosco
Context triple: [Catholic Church in Haiti, hasReligiousOrder, Salesians of Don Bosco]

A. Marist Brothers
The Marist Brothers are a Roman Catholic religious congregation founded in 1817 by Saint Marcellin Champagnat, dedicated primarily to the Christian education of youth around the world.
B. Christian Brothers
Christian Brothers is a Roman Catholic religious teaching congregation formally known as the Congregation of Christian Brothers, dedicated to education and social service worldwide.
C. Vincentian Fathers
The Vincentian Fathers are a Roman Catholic religious congregation of priests and brothers, founded by St. Vincent de Paul, dedicated to evangelization and service to the poor through missions, education, and charitable works.
D. Claretian Missionaries
The Claretian Missionaries are a Roman Catholic religious congregation founded by St. Anthony Mary Claret, known for their global evangelization, educational, and social outreach work, particularly in former Spanish mission territories.
E. Congregation of Holy Cross
The Congregation of Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic religious order of priests and brothers known for its global work in education, parish ministry, and missionary service.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Salesians of Don Bosco
Target entity description: The Salesians of Don Bosco are a Roman Catholic religious congregation founded by St. John Bosco, dedicated especially to the education and pastoral care of young people, particularly the poor and marginalized.

A. Marist Brothers
The Marist Brothers are a Roman Catholic religious congregation founded in 1817 by Saint Marcellin Champagnat, dedicated primarily to the Christian education of youth around the world.
B. Christian Brothers
Christian Brothers is a Roman Catholic religious teaching congregation formally known as the Congregation of Christian Brothers, dedicated to education and social service worldwide.
C. Vincentian Fathers
The Vincentian Fathers are a Roman Catholic religious congregation of priests and brothers, founded by St. Vincent de Paul, dedicated to evangelization and service to the poor through missions, education, and charitable works.
D. Claretian Missionaries
The Claretian Missionaries are a Roman Catholic religious congregation founded by St. Anthony Mary Claret, known for their global evangelization, educational, and social outreach work, particularly in former Spanish mission territories.
E. Congregation of Holy Cross
The Congregation of Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic religious order of priests and brothers known for its global work in education, parish ministry, and missionary service.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic religious institute ⓘ clerical religious congregation of pontifical right ⓘ religious congregation ⓘ
abbreviation	S.D.B. ⓘ SDB ⓘ
approvedBy	Pope Pius IX ⓘ
charism	education of youth ⓘ pastoral care of young people ⓘ service of the poor and marginalized ⓘ
educationalMethod	preventive system ⓘ
foundedBy	John Bosco ⓘ
foundedInCity	Turin ⓘ
foundedInCountry	Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ
foundedInRegion	Piedmont ⓘ
foundedInYear	1859 ⓘ
founderHonorific	Saint ⓘ
generalateCountry	Italy ⓘ
generalateLocation	Rome ⓘ
governedBy	Rector Major ⓘ
governingBody	General Council ⓘ
hasFemaleBranch	Daughters of Mary Help of Christians ⓘ
hasLayBranch	Salesian Cooperators ⓘ linked to: Salesian Family
hasYouthMovement	Salesian Youth Movement ⓘ
membershipIncludes	priests ⓘ religious brothers ⓘ
motto	Da mihi animas, caetera tolle ⓘ
mottoLanguage	Latin ⓘ
mottoTranslation	Give me souls, take away the rest ⓘ
namedAfter	John Bosco ⓘ
operatesIn	multiple countries worldwide ⓘ
patronSaint	John Bosco ⓘ Mary Help of Christians ⓘ
preventiveSystemPillars	loving-kindness ⓘ reason ⓘ religion ⓘ
primaryApostolate	missionary work ⓘ oratories ⓘ parish ministry ⓘ schools ⓘ technical and vocational training ⓘ youth centers ⓘ
recognizedBy	Holy See ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousFamily	Salesian Family ⓘ
religiousOrderType	Society of apostolic life ⓘ clerical religious institute ⓘ
rite	Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide
spiritualityTradition	Salesian spirituality ⓘ
targetGroup	marginalized youth ⓘ poor youth ⓘ young people ⓘ
vows	chastity ⓘ obedience ⓘ poverty ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Catholic Church in Haiti → hasReligiousOrder → Salesians of Don Bosco ⓘ

Roman Catholic Church in Peru → associatedWithReligiousOrder → Salesians of Don Bosco ⓘ

Luna Park → ownedBy → Salesian Society of Don Bosco ⓘ

linked to: Salesians of Don Bosco

Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest → spirituality → Salesian ⓘ

subject linked to: ICKSP

linked to: Salesians of Don Bosco

Thornleigh Salesian College → affiliation → Salesians of Don Bosco ⓘ

Catholic Church in Mexico → hasReligiousOrders → Salesians of Don Bosco ⓘ

Don Bosco Museum → affiliation → Salesians of Don Bosco ⓘ

Don Bosco Museum → operatedBy → Salesians of Don Bosco ⓘ

Catholic Church in Colombia → hasReligiousOrderPresence → Salesians of Don Bosco ⓘ

Tarcisio Bertone → memberOf → Salesians of Don Bosco ⓘ

subject linked to: Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone

Tarcisio Bertone → religiousOrder → Salesians of Don Bosco ⓘ