Caserta, Italy - 1898 - In this picture, dated 8 December 1898, a glimpse of the courtyard of the Caserta Oratory during recreation. The Caserta Oratory had been inaugurated a year earlier, in 1897, on the day of the Immaculate Conception. It was the second Salesian presence in southern Italy, founded by Blessed Michele Rua to carry out the "Southern Italy Project" in support of the poor and abandoned young generations.

Quito, Ecuador - 1955 - An image at the Salesian historical archives of Ecuador, bears testimony to the devotion of the faithful to St. Dominic Savio. In the photograph, taken in the city of Quito, one can in fact see a large group of people participating in the Mass in honor of Dominic Savio, who a year earlier, in 1954, had been canonized by Pope Pius XII.

Carabanchel, Spain - In this old photograph, dating from the mid-20th century, you can see some Salesians of the Carabanchel Theologate playing a basketball game in the courtyard. The Salesian presence in Carabanchel was, from the beginning, not only a school but also a training center for young Salesians. Here, in fact, on 3 October 1931, the Salesian Theologate for Spain was inaugurated, which continued to be in this house until 1961, when it was instead transferred to Salamanca.