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Renato Ziggiotti (born in Campodoro, Padua, Italy on October 9, 1892 - died in Albarè di Costermano in April 19, 1983) was a Catholic Roman Priest of the Salesians of Don Bosco, who was the 5th Rector Major of that Order between 1952 and 1965. Before becoming a Salesian religious, Ziggiotti was a military. He was the last Salesian Superior before the Second Vatican Council. He was also the first Superior to resign the position in the Salesian history - all his predecessors died incumbent.〔(5th successor: Renato Ziggiotti (1892-1983) ). Successors of Don Bosco. Salesians of Don Bosco, link retrieved on March 28, 2015.〕 He was also the first Rector Major to visit all the countries where there were Salesian presents in the five continents in a time where international transport was very limited. == Life == Ziggiotti was born in Padua in 1892 and did his first studies at the Salesian College of Este. In 1908 he joint the Salesian Novitiate in Foglizzo and did his first religious votes before Don Rua on September 15, 1909. He became assistant of the Valdocco's youth center (Oratorio) and teacher in a Salesian school of Verona in 1912. When the War World I began in 1914, Ziggiotti was enlisted in the army, as many other Salesian young men. He was sent to battle in June 1915. In 1917 he was wounded in an arm and remained in hospital for several months, a time he profited to study theology. In April 1919 he terminated in the army with the grade of Captain〔Wirth, Morand (1971). «XXII». Don Bosco y los salesianos. Ediciones Don Bosco. p. 282.〕 and returned to Padua to continue priestly studies to be ordained on December 8, 1920. He offered himself to Missions abroad: In 1921 to Ecuador, in 1923 to Australia and finally in 1924 to Japan, but there was always some reasons to remain in Italy. In 1931 was elected superior of the Central Italian Province and General Councilor for Schools in 1937. During the War World II Ziggiotti led the services of relief of Turin, a city that was especially object of bombings that put at risks the works of Don Bosco. Ziggiotti rescued several historical documents from fire in Valdocco. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Renato Ziggiotti」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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