Category:Saint Dominic Savio

Born: April 2, 1842 in San Giovanni, a frazione of Riva presso Chieri, Piedmont, Italy Died: March 9, 1857 (aged 14) in Mondonio, a frazione of Castelnuovo d’Asti (today Castelnuovo Don Bosco), Piedmont, Italy Honored in: Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 5 March 1950 by Pope Pius XII Canonized: 12 June 1954 by Pope Pius XII Major shrine: The Basilica of Mary Help of Christians in Turin (his tomb) Feast: 9 March (formerly 6 May) Patronage: choirboys, falsely accused people, juvenile delinquents, Pueri Cantores

Saint Dominic Savio was one of the students of Saint John Bosco.