Saint Padre Pio
Also known as: Francesco Forgione; Padre Pio of Pietrelcina; Pio of Pietrelcina; Pio z Pietrelciny
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
September 23
Born
May 25, 1887
Died
September 23, 1968
Canonized
16 June 2002 by Pope John Paul II at Rome, Italy
Beatified
2 May 1999 by Pope John Paul II
Biography
Saint Padre Pio, also known as Francesco Forgione, was born on 25 May 1887 in Pietrelcina, Benevento, Italy. He came from a humble farming family, and at the age of 15, he entered the novitiate of the Capuchin friars in Morcone, Italy. A few years later, at the age of 19, he officially joined the Capuchin order....