Argentina - Jorge Mario Bergoglio in the Salesian school
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24 April 2025

Ramos Mejía, Argentina - 1949 - In 1949 Jorge Mario Bergoglio attended the Wilfrid Barón de los Santos Ángeles Salesian school in Ramos Mejía, near Buenos Aires. There he attended the sixth year of primary school, class 6 B. In this photo, taken during a holiday period in Bernal, young Jorge Mario is portrayed with his classmates. He appears behind Father Cantarutti, the school principal at the time, wearing a dark grey apron.

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