Overview
- The Catholic Church honors St. Dominic Savio on May 6, according to the Vatican’s liturgical calendar and today’s santoral notices.
- Born in 1842 in Riva, Italy, Savio studied under St. John Bosco at the Oratory of Valdocco and died in Mondonio at age 14.
- Savio helped launch the Company of the Immaculate at Valdocco, a small group that practiced mutual help and served people in need.
- He was beatified in 1950 and canonized by Pope Pius XII on June 12, 1954, and he is widely invoked by students and altar servers.
- The May 6 date replaced his March 9 death anniversary to allow celebration outside Lent, and the day’s roster also includes saints such as Petronaco, Benita of Rome, and Lucius of Cyrene.