Dominic Savio was an Italian adolescent student of Saint John Bosco. He was studying to be a priest when he became ill and died at the age of 14, possibly from pleurisy.
On April 2, 1842 in the village of Riva,miles from the town of Chieri, in Piedmont, northern Italy a son was born to Carlo and Brigitta Savio. He was given the name Domenico at baptism. The name Domenico means belonging to God and the name Savio means wise. His parents had ten children in all. His father was a blacksmith and his mother, a seamstress. They were poor, hardworking and pious.
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