Eugenio Borg was born in a house in Triq id-Duluri in Isla on 24 July 1886. He was the first Superior General of the Society of Christian Doctrine, also known as MUSEUM.

When he was of young age, his family moved to Ħamrun.In his youth, he met St George Preca, and he became his right-hand man in establishing the MUSEUM. He worked in the Malta Drydocks as a Pattern Maker.