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Born
was born on august 16, 1815 near turin italy -
Ordained as a preist
Ordained as a preist when he was 26 -
Achievements
Built workshops, clubs, boating schoools, and oratorios for boys to study and learn
Helped hundreds of young people without parents, many couldn't read or right.
He invented a method of education named the preventative system -
Canonized
Canonized on april 1, 1934, feast day is January 31