Claim: Paolo Albera, a Catholic Roman Priest of the Salesians of Don Bosco, knew Don Bosco when he was 13 at the church of his town and  joined the Don Bosco's youth center on 1858.
Evidence: Paul Albera (in Italian Paolo Albera), born in None, Piedmont, Italy on 6 June 1845 - died in Turin, 29 October 1921) was a Catholic Roman Priest of the Salesians of Don Bosco, who served as Rector Major of that Congregation between 1910 and 1921. He knew Don Bosco when he was 13 at the church of his town. On 18 October 1858 he joined the Don Bosco's youth center in Valdocco.