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 from pleurisy. He was noted for his piety and devotion to the Catholic faith, and was canonized a saint by Pope Pius XII in 1954.
Christian feast day: Dominic Savio
On May 6, in the year 0, Christian feast day: Dominic Savio. This event is recorded as a Holidays event in the history of May 6, one of 342 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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