Padre Pio, also known as Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, O.F.M. Cap., was a friar, priest, alleged stigmatist and mystic, now venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. Born Francesco Forgione, he was given the name of Pius when he joined the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.
Born: May 25, 1887, Pietrelcina, Italy
Died: September 23, 1968, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
Full name: Francesco Forgione
Feast: 23 September
Buried: September 26, 1968, Church of Our Lady of Grace, San Giovanni Rotondo
Died: September 23, 1968, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
Full name: Francesco Forgione
Feast: 23 September
Buried: September 26, 1968, Church of Our Lady of Grace, San Giovanni Rotondo
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Col & Vin at the National Centre for Padre Pio