Saint Dominic Savio
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
March 9
Born
April 2, 1842
Died
March 9, 1857
Canonized
12 June 1954 by Venerable Pope Pius XII
Beatified
5 March 1950 by Venerable Pope Pius XII
Biography
Saint Dominic Savio, born on April 2, 1842, in Riva di Chieri, Turin, Italy, was one of ten children of a blacksmith named Carlo Savio and a seamstress named Brigida Gaiato. From a young age, Dominic showed great piety and holiness, setting him on a path to sainthood. At the tender age of five, Dominic became an altar boy, serving at Mass and assisting the priests in his local parish....
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