Margherita Occhiena

Venerable

Margherita Occhiena Bosco
Born(1788-04-01)1 April 1788
Valdocco, Turin, Italy
Died25 November 1856(1856-11-25) (aged 68)
Capriglio, Asti, Italy
InfluencedJohn Bosco

Margherita Occhiena Bosco (1 April 1788 – 25 November 1856) was the mother of John Bosco and worked with the poor and the less fortunate. Pope Benedict XVI proclaimed her to be venerable in 2006.