For the seven and a half decades before he was known as Pope Francis, he was known as Jorge Mario Bergoglio.

And he used to be a kid, just like everyone else. Who knows if one of the kids you meet today might become Pope someday!

[See also Holy Cuteness! Rare Photos of 12 Saints as Children]

1) With his brother Oscar

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via franciscusi.wordpress.com

2) As a young boy

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via thepathlesstaken7.blogspot.com

3) He attended a Don Bosco school

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via nigerianeye.com

4) Another one from school

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5) 12 years old, studying chemistry at Salesian College (he’s the boy in the middle)

Colegio Salesiano Don Bosco de Ramos Mejía / Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons
Colegio Salesiano Don Bosco de Ramos Mejía / Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons

BONUS: Then he got all grown up and ordained!

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