▁spent ▁several ▁years ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁food s ▁section ▁of ▁H ick eth ier - B ach mann ▁Labor atory ▁where ▁his ▁b oss ▁was ▁Est her ▁Ball estr ino . ▁Prior ▁to ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁chemical ▁techn ician , ▁Berg og lio ▁had ▁also ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁bar ▁b oun cer ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁jan itor ▁swe eping ▁flo ors . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁only ▁known ▁health ▁crisis ▁of ▁his ▁youth , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 1 ▁he ▁suffered ▁from ▁life - th re aten ing ▁p neum onia ▁and ▁three ▁c yst s . ▁He ▁had ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁lung ▁exc ised ▁shortly ▁afterwards . ▁Berg og lio ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁lif el ong ▁supp orter ▁of ▁San ▁Lorenzo ▁de ▁Al mag ro ▁football ▁club . ▁Berg og lio ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁fan ▁of ▁the ▁films ▁of ▁T ita ▁Mer ello , ▁ne ore al ism , ▁and ▁t ango ▁dan cing , ▁with ▁a ▁fond ness ▁for ▁the ▁traditional ▁music ▁of ▁Argentina ▁and ▁Uruguay ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁mil ong a . ▁ ▁Jes uit ▁( 1 9 5 8 – 2 0 1 3 ) ▁ ▁Berg og lio ▁found ▁his ▁voc ation ▁to ▁the ▁priest hood ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁Spring ▁Day . ▁He ▁passed ▁by ▁a ▁church ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁conf ession , ▁and ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁priest . ▁Berg og lio ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁arch di oc es an ▁sem inary , ▁In mac ul ada ▁Con cep