Lives of the Saints St. Dominic Savio(1842-1857) Italy Died Age 14 Dominic was born on April 2, 1842, the son of a very poor blacksmith. He went to school near his home for as long as possible. Later, he walked a six-mile round trip to attend a school in a nearby town. One day, while the teacher was out of the room, two boys brought in a lot of snow and trash and stuffed it into the only iron stove which was heating the room. When the teacher returned, he was so angry that the...