- Name
Dominic Savio
- Feast Day
March 9
- Short Bio
Dominic Savio was born to a poor family in northern Italy. From his early years, he displayed a remarkable attention to communion with God. With his acceptance to Don Bosco’s Oratory, he resolved to become a saint, and remained a model of chastity, kindness and prayer to the rest of the community. He died from bad health at the age of 15, seeing visions of Heaven awaiting him.
- Born
April 2, 1842
- Died
March 9, 1857
- Patron of
The Falsly Accused
- Adopted by
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- Born in
Northern Italy
- Lived in
Riva, Murialdo, Castelnuovo, Turin
- Gender
- Form of Passing
- Roles
- Century
- Siblings
second of eleven children
- Family Members
born to Charles and Brigid Savio
- Name Variations
Given the name Domenico at baptism
- Name Meaning
'Domenico' means "belonging to God" and the name Savio means "wise".
- Favorite Quote
Great site about Dominic’s life: http://www.donboscowest.org/saints/dominicsavio
On the evening of March 9, 1857, after being visited by his parish priest, he asked his father to read him the prayers for the Exercise of a Happy Death from his book of devotions. Then he slept a while, and shortly awakened and said in a clear voice,
“Goodbye, Dad, goodbye . . . what was it the parish priest suggested to me … I don’t seem to remember . . . Oh, what wonderful things I see …”.[52] http://www.ask.com/wiki/Dominic_Savio?o=2801&qsrc=999&ad=doubleDown&an=apn&ap=ask.com
With these words, Dominic died, though, at first, it appeared to his father that he was asleep.[53] Dominic’s father wrote in a letter to John Bosco, conveying the news of the death of his son,
“With my heart full of grief I send you this sad news. Dominic, my dear son and your child in God, like a white lily, like Aloysius Gonzaga, gave his soul to God on March 9th after having received with the greatest devotion the Last Sacraments and the Papal Blessing”
- Canonized by
Pope Pius XII
- Canonization
- Date Canonized
June 12, 1954
- Beatified on
March 5, 1950 in Rome by Pope Pius XII
- Major Shrine
The Basilica of Mary Help of Christians in Turin (his tomb)
- Cover
CC Brixie http://bit.ly/1QGbe9B
