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was born on august 16, 1815 near turin italy
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Ordained as a preist when he was 26
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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 on april 1, 1934, feast day is January 31