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Salesian, a. and n.|səˈliːʃən, səˈliːʒən|
[ad. Salésien, f. the name of St. François de Sales + -ien -ian.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to St. Francis of Sales (1567–1622), Roman Catholic mystic, or to communities founded by him or living according to his rule, as the nuns of the order of the Visitation founded in 1610 under his direction, and societies founded by St. John Bosco for the rescue of poor and neglected children.
B. n. A follower of St. Francis of Sales or a member of a Salesian order; a Brother or Sister of one of the orders founded by St. John Bosco.
1836Account Conversion of L.T.H. to Holy Catholic Church 18 Till I had examined the Rules and visited a Convent of Salesian Nuns. 1884Month Jan. 46 His [sc. Bosco's] institution henceforth went by the name of ‘The Oratory of St. Francis of Sales’, and his co-labourers were called ‘Salesians’. 1884H. B. Mackey St. Francis de Sales's Treat. Love of God p. xxxiii, S. Francis also had his special characteristics, which, therefore, are not French but Salesian. 1890Lady Martin tr. Villefranche's Life Dom Bosco xx. 232 His first missionary expedition..included ten priests and coadjutor Salesian Brothers. 1912Catholic Encycl. XIII. 399/1 The Salesians established themselves at Battersea in London. 1928J. Brodrick Life & Work Cardinal Bellarmine I. ix. 182 There is an added quality in his work, a characteristic Salesian grace which is the best part of it. 1930Tablet 4 Oct. 425/1 This learned and zealous Salesian is already known as one of the ablest men in the Church to-day. 1964F. D. Parker Central Amer. Republics vi. 179 Five Franciscans and one Salesian. 1974Oxf. Dict. Chr. Ch. (ed. 2) 190/2 St. John Bosco (1815–88)... In 1859 he founded the ‘Pious Society of St. Francis de Sales’, commonly known as the ‘Salesians’. |