Another child recently made venerable is SILVIO DISSEGNA an Italian child who died from bone cancer.
He was born in 1967 in Turin the first of two children to Ottavio Dissegna and Gabriella Martignon. His little brother was Carlo was just a year younger.
Silvio was a popular child known for his constant smile and deep love for Jesus and His Blessed Mother and was known for being full of life. He wanted to become 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.
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| With his Parents & Carlo |
Unlike his parents, he did not despair at the diagnosis but said to his distressed father: "Papa, have courage! Jesus will not abandon us". He said to his mother: "If I die it is not important. I will suffer to the end".
He asked his friends: "Tell Don Luigi to bring me Communion at home every day" (which the priest did). Silvio dedicated his time to reciting rosaries and offering his sufferings for missionaries and the conversion of sinners as well as for the three popes who reigned in his life.
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| With Carlo |
He received his Confirmation in a wheelchair. He had seven hospitalizations in Paris
Silvio lost his sight in 1979 following swelling which caused deteriation to the left pupil. A few months after this he lost his hearing. He suffered large sores across his body after his left leg broke due to the weakening bone.
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