Domestic Church: Saint John Bosco - Three accounts of his life: for children ages 0-8, children 8-14, and age 14-adult. By Catherine Fournier. The Secret of Saint John Bosco - By Henri Gheon. Long. From the book "Secrets of the Saints." St. Giovanni Melchior Bosco - Commonly called Don Bosco or John Bosco. Founder of the Salesians, d. 1888. W.G. Austen: Saint John Bosco - Long hagiography. Originally published by the Incorporated Catholic Truth Society. Catholic Online: St. John Bosco - Pious meditation on the life of this dreamer, by Terry Matz. Catholic Community Forum: St. John Bosco - Short biography of the founder of the Salesians. A Saint a Day: St. John Bosco - The story of this priest, suited to children. John Bosco - Illustrated profile.