Silvio Dissegna  Silvio Dissegna (1 July 1967 – 24 September 1979) was an Italian Roman Catholic child who died from bone cancer. Dissegna was a popular child known for his constant smile and deep love for Jesus Christ and His Blessed Mother; he likewise recited rosaries on a frequent basis and was a frequent attendant at Mass each week following the reception of his First Communion. His beatification process opened in 1995 in Turin and culminated two decades later after the confirmation of his life of heroic virtue allowed for Pope Francis to title Dissegna as Venerable on 7 November 2014. Silvio Dissegna was born on 1 July 1967 in Turin at 12:10 am as the first of two children to Ottavio Dissegna and Gabriella Martignon. His little brother was Carlo (b. 6 July 1968). Dissegna received his baptism on 6 July in the hospital chapel from the Dominican priest Domenico Moine with the names "Silvio Antonio Giovanni". In late September 1973 he began grade school in Poirino and his teacher at this time was Vanna Appendino Ricci. His second teacher in 1974 was Alfredo Salvano and he received excellent marks in his exams. From 1975 to 1977 his teacher was Giovanni Chiara who noted his excellent maturation in all his subjects. He ended school on 7 April 1978 due to his illness and his hospitalization in Moncalieri on 10 April. Dissegna (a popular child with a constant smile) was known for being full of life who desired becoming a school teacher when he was older. His teachers perceived him to be clever in his class and his notebooks were full of descriptions about nature and games as well as his future aspirations. Dissegna liked to ride his bike and watch cartoons on television. He made his First Communion on 7 September 1975 alongside his brother Carlo from Father Vincenzo Pausa. It was following this event that he became a frequent attender in Masses each week. On 25 December 1977 – Christmas – his mother gifted the child with his own typewriter and dedicated his first page to her: "Thank you, mamma, for bringing me into the world for giving me life which is so beautiful! I have a great desire to live!" He developed bone cancer in 1978 just before he turned eleven when he began to suffer terrible and constant pain in his legs in the spring (this manifested around January).