As regards Savio, Edoardo had to consult the written life of Dominic, written by Don Bosco himself since no pictures of the saint are in existence, thus this endeavour helped to create and express ...

Pope Pius X initiated his cause and, in 1954, Pope Pius XII made St. Dominic Savio the youngest non-martyr ever to be canonized a saint. Dominic’s short life was marked by penance, love, respect ...