Seminary in Capodistria
Francesco heard the call of the faith very early and by 1924, at the age of 12, he was already in Capodistria’s seminary. He accepted the hard life of the seminary with great joy and submission to authority, and although there were some flaws in basic education, he managed to shine among his fellow seminaries for his high human qualities. This earned him the nickname of El Santin the Saint. On Christmas Eve of 1931, his father Giovanni died. This sad event was taken by the young Francesco with Christian devotion, believing that it was God’s will. Later in his diary he wrote,” Today my father died. He went to a better place. May the Lord grant him the rest he deserves, for all the sacrifices he has done for me.” His mother was now even more willing to help her Francesco become a priest, and made every possible sacrifice, because as she later declared,” Checco, has been called by the Lord, and must be a priest.”
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