Our patron and founder, is Saint John Bosco, popularly known as Don Bosco (Father Bosco in Italian). Born at Becchi in Italy on 16 August 1815, he felt called at a very early age to work for the poor boys of that era when Europe was in the tumult of the Industrial Revolution, and many youngsters who came to the cities to study or in search of work fell easy prey to the many social evils of the time.

After being ordained a priest of the Catholic Church in 1841, Don Bosco dedicated himself to the rescue of these poor boys with his novel method of education that involved a holistic involvement in their lives and problems.