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Pio of Pietrelcina, widely known as Padre Pio, was an Italian Capuchin friar, priest, stigmatist, and mystic. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, celebrated on 23 September.
Pio joined the Capuchins at fifteen and spent most of his... Wikipedia
Born: May 25, 1887, Pietrelcina, Italy
Died: September 23, 1968 (age 81 years), San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
Buried: September 26, 1968, Sanctuary of Saint Mary our Lady of Grace, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
Parents: Maria Giuseppa Di Nunzio Forgione and Grazio Mario Forgione
Siblings: Pellegrina Forgione, Michele Forgione, Grazia Forgione, and more
Attributes: Stigmata, Franciscan habit, sacerdotal vestments
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Saint Pio was born on May 25, 1887 in Pietrelcina, southern Italy. He was tutored privately until his entry to the novitiate of the Capuchin Friars at the ...