Lorenzo Massa

He was one of the main founders of Club San Lorenzo de Almagro[1] and scout group Don Bosco's Argentine Explorers.

The Salesians in Argentina turned the whole society "donboscana way to the formation of youth", concretised through the Holidays oratories, which were characterised by joy, Christian upbringing instilled slowly through techniques such as the classic "Goodnight Salesian "and many others, combined with various means of attraction: small works of theater, craft workshops, walks with his classic bands to attract people to the Mass.

On Sunday, February 28, 1915, Argentine priest Lorenzo Massa received the announcement of a hiking and camping event organized by the Scouts of Argentina.

On August 14, 1915, the solemn inauguration of the new school building "Saint Francis of Sales" (homage to Don Bosco on the centenary of his birth), located at the corner where the streets Hipólito Yrigoyen and Yapeyú was placed.

"Thus, for a few minutes the honor guard of the President's Office were not the traditional Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers, but was 40 by the first explorers who wore their new uniforms.

Explorers of Don Bosco have emerged in the name of God and country to preserve and advance the moral and religious values of youth, arousing noble sentiments of patriotism, twinned with family affection and respect for authority in a climate of expansive joy healthy companionship.

Before the end of year 1, and the battalion had 165 explodes in uniform and perfect discipline, the first Captain and Chief of the General Command, Mr. Ramón Cortés Conde.

That same year, Father Joseph Vespignani was drafted by the Law of Scouts Honor of Don Bosco, published on March 12, 1930.

On October 31, 2008, his remains were deposited in the mausoleum built in his honor located in the Oratorio San Antonio, in 4050 Mexico Street.

Father Massa (seated at centre) with an earlier San Lorenzo de Almagro team, c. 1908.
Father Massa (center) with San Lorenzo's idol Rinaldo Martino (left).
Massa in the 1940s.