St. Pio of Pietrelcina, O.F.M. Cap

Saint Pio (Pius) of Pietrelcina, O.F.M. Cap., (25 May 1887 – 23 September 1968) was a Capuchin Catholic priest from Italy who is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. He was born Francesco Forgione, and given the name Pius (Italian: Pio) when he joined the Capuchins, thus he was popularly known as Padre Pio. He became famous for his bearing the stigmata. the five wounds of Christ Crucified he visibly carried on his body for 50 years.On 16 June 2002, he was canonized by Pope John Paul II.

Francesco Forgione was born to Grazio Mario Forgione (1860–1946) and Maria Giuseppa de Nunzio Forgione (1859–1929) on 25 May 1887, in Pietrelcina, a farming town in the southern Italian region of Campania. His parents made a living as peasant farmers. He was baptized in the nearby Santa Anna Chapel, which stands upon the walls of a castle. He later served as an altar boy in this same chapel. Restoration work on this chapel was later undertaken by the Padre Pio Foundation of America based in Cromwell, Connecticut.

Padre Pio the first priest with stigmatas in the history of the Church

Born	May 25, 1887Pietrelcina, Benevento, Italy
Died	September 23, 1968(1968-09-23) (aged 81)San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy
Honored in	Roman Catholic Church
Beatified	May 2, 1999, Rome, Italy by Pope John Paul II
Canonized	June 16, 2002, Rome, Italy by Pope John Paul II
Major shrine	San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy (where he lived and is now buried)
Feast	September 23
Patronage	civil defense volunteers, Catholic adolescents

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