Sante Spessotto was born in Italy in 1923. At 10 he felt a calling to the priesthood, and he joined the Franciscans as a novitiate at 15, taking the religious name Cosma. Ten years later he was ordained a priest and he requested to join the missions in China, but was sent to El Salvador instead. He learned Spanish, served as pastor, and for 30 years he …
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