Dominic Savio
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Dominic Savio was a 19th-century Italian teenager who was a student of John Bosco and became a Catholic saint. He was studying to be a priest when he became ill and died at the age of 14, possibly fro
Life of Dominic Savio
An iconic painting depicting Mary as the Immaculate Conception. The definition of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception had a profound effect on the spirituality of Dominic Savio.
The altar of St. Dominic Savio in Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians, Turin, under which is held the relic of the saint
Pope Pius XI described Dominic Savio as "small in size, but a towering giant in spirit."
Francisco and Jacinta Marto
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Francisco de Jesus Marto and Jacinta de Jesus Marto were siblings from Aljustrel, a small hamlet near Fátima, Portugal, who, with their cousin Lúcia dos Santos, reportedly witnessed three apparitions
Dominic Savio
…canonised a saint on 12 June 1954 by Pope Pius XII, making him the youngest non-martyr to be canonised in the Catholic Church, until the canonisations of Francisco and Jacinta Marto, the pious visionaries of Fatima (aged 10 and 9 respectively), in 2017. Much of the biographical information known about Savio comes from his biography…
Photograph of Francisco and Jacinta taken by Joshua Benoliel, c. October 1917
The birthplace of Francisco and Jacinta in Aljustrel, Fátima
From left to right: Jacinta Marto, Lúcia dos Santos and Francisco Marto, holding their rosaries in 1917
Tombs of the Children of Fatima