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Italian Capuchin friar, priest, stigmatist, and mystic
- Pio of Pietrelcina (born Francesco Forgione; 25 May 1887 – 23 September 1968), widely known as Padre Pio (Italian for 'Father Pius'), was an Italian Capuchin friar, priest, stigmatist, and mystic. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, celebrated on 23 September.
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Pio of Pietrelcina (born Francesco Forgione; 25 May 1887 – 23 September 1968), widely known as Padre Pio (Italian for 'Father Pius'), was an Italian Capuchin friar, priest, stigmatist, and mystic. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church , celebrated on 23 September.
Sep 23, 2024 · One of the most popular Catholic saints of the 20th century, St. Pio of Pietrelcina, commonly known as Padre Pio, was a Capuchin Franciscan friar, priest, and mystic. His tomb can be...
- Young Padre Pio
- Padre Pio: Novice and Friar
- Padre Pio: Illness and Priesthood
- Padre Pio: Stigmata and Spiritual Gifts
- Padre Pio: Tribulation and Adversity
- Padre Pio: Ministry Suspended
- Padre Pio: Pilgrims and Penitents
- Padre Pio: Period of Social Efforts
- The Final Years of Padre Pio’s Life
- Padre Pio: His Final Days
His youth (1887-1903)Francesco Forgione, widely known as Padre Pio, was born on May 25th, 1887 in Pietrelcina, a small town in southern Italy. His parents were named Orazio Forgione and Maria Giuseppa de Nunzio. He was baptized the day following his birth. His childhood and teen years were spent in Pietrelcina in a farming community. Those serene, ...
Padre Pio, Capuchin Friar (1903-1910) Francesco wanted to become a Capuchin friar. His wish was granted on January 6th, 1903, when he entered into the Convent of Morcone (Benevento), in the novitiate order of the Capuchin Friars Minor in the religious Province of Sant’Angelo – Foggia. On January 22nd, 1903, he donned the Capuchin habit and took the...
Padre Pio’s Time in Pietrelcina (1910-1916) For ongoing health reasons, Friar Pio stayed in Pietrelcina with his family. At the end of 1916, he was assigned to the Convent of Sant’Anna in Foggia. On August 10th, 1910, he was ordained as a priest in the chapel of the Duomo of Benevento. Only his mother was present as his father had emigrated to Amer...
Padre Pio’s Years of Mystical Phenomena and Divine Gifts (1916-1919) On July 28th, 1916, he arrived at San Giovanni Rotondo for the first time, and was accompanied by Padre Paolino. This convent was deemed “temporary,” but became his permanent home until his death (September 23rd, 1968). During his first two years there, Padre Pio remained in writt...
Padre Pio’s Years of Slander and Accusations (1919-1931) This was a very upsetting and painful time in Padre Pio’s life. In 1919, as a result of several news articles written about his stigmata, people flocked to the Convent of San Giovanni Rotondo. These devoted people came primarily to hear his Mass and to go to confession. This is how a whirlwin...
Padre Pio’s Years of Segregation (1931-1933) On June 9th, the Holy Office ordered Padre Pio to suspend all of his ministry, except for Mass, which could only be performed alone or without parishioners, and in the interior chapel in the convent. Throughout this period of segregation, which lasted until July 15th, 1933, he carried out his days in thi...
Padre Pio’s Years of Relative Calm (1933-1955) On July 16th, 1933, Padre Pio was given permission to celebrate Mass again in the church. Later, he was also allowed to hear men’s confessions, and a few months later, also women’s confessions. At this point, he took up again his ministry as “martyr of the confessional.” Many seeking forgiveness flocke...
This was a period in which Padre Pio began efforts to benefit society, efforts which later had incredible growth. On May 19th, 1947, construction began on a hospital that the Saint of Pietrelcina has greatly desired, called “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza” (House of Relief from Suffering). 1. May 5th, 1956: Dedication of the “Casa Sollievo della So...
Final Years of Life (1959-1967) He was subjected to a mysterious illness which began on April 25th, 1959, and ended on August 7th when the statue of the Madonna of Fatima stopped at San Giovanni Rotondo. Padre Pio attributed his recovery to the intercession of the Virgin. From July 30th to September 17th, Mons. Carlo Maccari made an apostolic visit...
On September 22, Padre Pio celebrated Mass at 5 in the morning. As he finished, he completely collapsed on the altar. He then went to the confessional to do confession, but was unable due to his condition. At 10:30, he blessed a large group of people who crowded the plaza in front of the church. Then, at 6:00 in the evening, he blessed the parishio...
Sep 11, 2011 · Padre Pio of Pietrelcina was an Italian Capuchin friar and mystic. He died in 1968 at the age of 81. Saint Pio was credited with thousands of miraculous cures during his lifetime, and...
Like the Apostle Paul, Padre Pio of Pietrelcina placed at the centre of his life and apostolic work the Cross of his Lord as his strength, his wisdom and his glory. Inflamed by love of Jesus Christ, he became like him in the sacrifice of himself for the salvation of the world.
Sep 23, 2024 · 23 September. St. Pius of Pietrelcina, San Giovanni Rotondo. A poor brother who prays. Born into a poor Italian farm family, from a young age Francesco Forgione desired to be a friar. When he was sixteen, he entered the novitiate of the Capuchin Order, and took the name Brother Pius (Fra Pio).
Baptized Francesco Forgione, Padre Pio was the fourth of eight children born to Maria Giuseppa DeNunzio and Grazio Maria Forgione in Pietrelcina (Benevento) Italy. Francesco arrives in Morcone (Benevento) Italy to begin his novitiate in the Capuchin Franciscan Order. He is given the name Fra Pio.
