John Bosco, † 1888 at Turin; founded (1859) the Salesians [S.D.B.], today numbering over 15,270 members; dedicated to educating youth; with St. Mary Mazzarello (14 May), founded the Salesian Sisters; a pioneer in vocational training; first saint in history to submit to a press interview; forty thousand people filed past his body at his death; first canonized saint in whose honor a national holiday was declared in Italy; patron of editors; known as the "Apostle of Youth."