Padre Pio

Padre Pio, also known as Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, was an Italian friar, priest, stigmatist and mystic, now venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. Born Francesco Forgione,... Wikipedia

• Born:  May 25, 1887, Pietrelcina, Benevento, Kingdom of Italy
• Died:  September 23, 1968, San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy
• Resting place:  Sanctuary of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina
• Beatified:  2 May 1999, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II
• Canonized:  16 June 2002, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II
• Major shrine:  Sanctuary of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, in San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
• Feast:  23 September
• Attributes:  Stigmata, Franciscan habit, and sacerdotal vestments
• Patronage:  Pietrelcina, Italy, civil defense volunteers, adolescents, stress relief, January blues
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