Who is Amalia Damonte? Pope Francis’ childhood sweetheart before he became a priest

Who is Amalia Damonte? Pope Francis’ childhood sweetheart before he became a priest

As the world remembers Pope Francis, who passed away on Easter Monday, a lost chapter from the pontiff's life has resurfaced. Before devoting his life to the priesthood, the young boy, then known as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, wrote a letter to his neighbourhood crush, Amalia Damonte, saying, 'If I don’t marry you, I’m going to be a priest'

Amalia, a childhood friend of Pope Francis, reveals that she refused his marriage proposal, a “no” that could have dramatically changed the future pope's life trajectory. Find out what the story between the two is. The article Who is Amalia, the woman who refused to marry Pope Francis: “One day he told me: If I can't marry you, I will become a priest” first appeared on Romania TV.

Amalia, the Pope's childhood friend, admits that she was asked to marry him by the Sovereign many years ago. She allegedly refused the request, and after all this, Jorge Mario Bergoglio decided to become a priest. The marriage proposal happened when the Pope was 12 years old. Pope Francis was born on December 17, 1936 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, under the name Jorge Mario Bergoglio. He was elected pope on March 13, 2013 by the conclave of cardin…

The woman was neighbor to Jorge Bergoglio during the childhood of both, in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Flores. The entry Who was the great love of Pope Francis was first published in #BorderPeriodismo.

The death of Pope Francis has been the perfect reason to review his legacy at the head of the Catholic Church and his personal history. Before becoming Pope Francis, Jorge Mario Bergoglio was an Argentine young man with dreams, passions and a first love that marked his life: Amalia Damonte. The last few hours have taken on relevance the anecdote of his story of youth love with his neighbor Amalia, with whom Francis thought to marry and form a fa…

Before becoming the spiritual leader of millions, the Pope lived a love that marked his adolescence and almost changed the course of his destiny.