Dominic Savio was a 19th-century Italian teenager and student of John Bosco who was later recognized as a Catholic saint. Born in 1842 in Riva, near Chieri, he demonstrated intense religious devotion from a very young age, even receiving his First Communion at seven years old. While studying to become a priest, he fell ill and passed away in 1857 at the age of 14. He was canonized by Pope Pius XII in 1954, becoming the youngest non-martyr to receive the honor at that time.