John Bost

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For the Catholic Saint, see John Boste.

One of the churches built by Bost

Jean Antoine Bost (March 4, 1817 in Moutier-Grandval, canton of Bern-1 November 1881) was a Swiss Calvinist pastor and musician. His father, Ami Bost, was also a Pastor. He learned the piano with Franz Liszt.

In 1840, he gave up his musical career and he became Pastor in La Force, village of the Dordogne valley of France. In 1846, he inaugurated the new temple and decided to build the Asylum of his dreams by the temple. 'La Famille' (the Family) was inaugurated on May 24, 1848. It was immediately made available to children, orphans, disabled, incurables. He created 9 asylums during his life. In 1861, he married Eugénie Ponterie.

External links

John Bost Foundation
Establishments of John Bost at Laforce, The Romance of Charity by John De Liefde (1867)
John Bost, Pastor and Philanthropist, The Quiver (1883)

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Name	Bost, John
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Short description	Swiss musician and painter
Date of birth	March 4, 1817
Place of birth
Date of death	1881
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